{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"anthony-james-smith","displayName":"Anthony James Smith","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97811:2020-01-14","opinionId":"f9aec0b2-46cc-5546-9765-afc6a529af84","slug":"state-of-missouri-respondent-v-anthony-james-smith-appellant-c97811","caseName":"State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Anthony James Smith, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC97811","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-01-14","year":2020,"display_summary":"Anthony Smith appealed his conviction for felony possession of a controlled substance, arguing the circuit court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a traffic stop. Smith contended the stop was unreasonable and violated his Fourth Amendment rights because merely crossing the fog line was not a traffic violation. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that crossing the fog line and driving on the shoulder constitutes a traffic violation under section 304.015.2, RSMo, thereby providing probable cause for the traffic stop.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","other","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=148517","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-respondent-v-anthony-james-smith-appellant-c97811","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":40,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure","text: state of missouri","text: conviction","text: felony"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}