Commonwealth v. Mayfield

MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth to obtain a certification of the law. The trial court had suppressed evidence procured by the police when they searched the truck of the accused, Mayfield, after his arrest for a traffic violation and after taking him to police headquarters. The search admittedly was made in the absence of the accused, without his consent, and without a search warrant. The truck contained seven air conditioners which were plainly visible at the time of the arrest, but the subsequent search revealed the name of their manufacturer and their serial numbers…