Moore v. Commonwealth

UPON A REHEARING EN BANC

ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN, Judge.

Matthew Tremaine Moore appeals his conviction, upon a conditional guilty plea, for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Moore contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of these crimes because the officer who stopped him lacked probable cause to make a warrantless traffic stop, in violation of Moore’s Fourth Amendment rights. A panel majority of this Court reversed the decision of the trial court on different grounds. We granted…