{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kenneth-l-wykert","displayName":"Kenneth L. Wykert","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84272:2022-01-18","opinionId":"221aaaf8-3211-5dfd-a039-ac43daf03b96","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-kenneth-l-wykert-d84272","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nKenneth L. Wykert","caseNumber":"WD84272","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-01-18","year":2022,"display_summary":"Kenneth Wykert was convicted of felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. On appeal, Wykert challenged the admission of evidence obtained from a pat-down, arguing lack of consent or reasonable suspicion, and statements made during a patrol car interview, claiming custodial interrogation without Miranda warnings. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding Wykert consented to the pat-down and was not in custody during the patrol car interview.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=183553","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-kenneth-l-wykert-d84272","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law","topic: criminal-procedure","topic: search-and-seizure","text: state of missouri","text: felony","text: misdemeanor"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}