State v. Melvin

[¶ 1] Lome Melvin appeals from a judgment of conviction for operating with a false logbook (Class E), 29-A M.R.S. § 558(1-B)(A) (2007), entered on his conditional guilty plea in the District Court (Millinocket, Stitham, J.). Melvin contends that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless search of his tractor-trailer. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] On the morning of May 26, 2006, while driving north on Interstate 95, Melvin stopped at a mandatory commercial vehicle checkpoint conducted at a rest area in Medway. Law enforcement officers…