Stewart v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

On October 6, 2006, Sergeant Clay Combs of the Lexington Fayette County Metro Police Department pulled over a truck being driven by Appellant, Kelly Marquette Stewart, for improper traffic signals and failure to illuminate the license plate. When Combs asked to see Appellant’s operator’s license, Stewart presented a suspended driver’s license in the name of Terry L. Jones. Combs arrested Stewart for driving on a suspended license and conducted a search of the truck incident to *505the arrest. Combs located a bag of cocaine, a bag of marijuana, and a small…