Bunch v. Commonwealth

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

Lorenzo Bunch, Jr. appeals his convictions of possession of marijuana and cocaine with the intent to distribute. On appeal, Bunch claims the trial court erroneously denied a pretrial motion to suppress the illegal drugs found on him during a search. The search of his person, Bunch argues, exceeded the scope of a permissible Terry weapons frisk and could not be independently justified by any showing of probable cause. We disagree and affirm.

I

Under settled principles, we address the legal issues arising from a suppression motion “only after the relevant historical facts…