Taylor v. Commonwealth

A jury found defendant Henry F. Taylor guilty of grand larceny and fixed his punishment at six months in jail plus a fine of $500. He appeals the trial court’s September 1980 judgment of conviction confirming the jury’s finding and sentencing defendant in conformity with the verdict.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the court below properly denied defendant’s motion to suppress evidence discovered as the result of a warrantless search of a truck standing on a public highway. More precisely, the dispositive inquiry is whether there was probable cause to believe the vehicle contained the…