{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"thomas-steve-higgs","displayName":"Thomas Steve Higgs","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84161:2022-05-03","opinionId":"1a314257-dc94-5081-9ca0-37e5a8904247","slug":"state-of-missouri-v-thomas-steve-higgs-d84161","caseName":"State of Missouri\nvs. \nThomas Steve Higgs","caseNumber":"WD84161","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-05-03","year":2022,"display_summary":"Thomas Steve Higgs appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, arguing the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. Higgs contended that the arresting officer engaged in racial profiling, lacked reasonable suspicion for a Terry stop, conducted a non-consensual seizure from the outset, and failed to provide Miranda warnings before custodial interrogation. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no error in the denial of the motion to suppress.","primaryTopic":"search-and-seizure","topicSlugs":["search-and-seizure","criminal-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=186514","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-v-thomas-steve-higgs-d84161","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: conviction"],"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"}]}