{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jesse-b-alford","displayName":"Jesse B. Alford","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83177:2020-07-07","opinionId":"76ca425a-b6f9-52d4-8ce3-15e0fdc9096e","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-jesse-b-alford-d83177","caseName":"State of Missouri vs. Jesse B. Alford","caseNumber":"WD83177","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-07-07","year":2020,"display_summary":"Jesse Alford was subjected to a traffic stop and subsequent driving while intoxicated investigation after Master Sergeant Nicholas Berry observed his vehicle parked in a restaurant entrance. Alford filed a motion to suppress all evidence, arguing the stop was not justified by reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or the community caretaker function. The trial court granted the motion, finding Sergeant Berry's testimony not credible. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's suppression ruling, concluding there was no constitutionally proper basis for the stop.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=161496","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-jesse-b-alford-d83177","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure","text: state of missouri","text: suppression"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}