Commonwealth v. Scott

OPINION BY NICHOLS, J.:

The Commonwealth appeals from the order granting Appellee Travis Scott's suppression motion. 1 The Commonwealth asserts that the trial court erred in concluding that police lacked probable cause to search the trunk of Appellee's vehicle. We affirm.

The trial court summarized the relevant facts of this case as follows:

A suppression hearing was held on October 30, 2017. [The] Commonwealth called Police Officer Louis Kerr to testify. He was the only witness in this proceeding. Officer Kerr has three and a half years of experience as a police officer, and is assigned to the…