Commonwealth v. Obiora

At issue in this appeal is the propriety of a warrant-less search of a motor vehicle following a roadside stop. The *56search uncovered seventy-eight rounds of ammunition in a leather pouch beneath the passenger seat the defendant had occupied, and a small handgun lodged between the same seat and the car’s center console. After a bench trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted on charges of carrying a firearm without a license and of possessing ammunition without a firearm identification card. See G. L. c. 269, § 10(a), (h). On appeal, he argues that his motion to suppress the gun…