Walls v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Charles Walls was convicted of grand larceny and of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. On appeal he contends that evidence found in his residence by police officers, who entered without a warrant, should have been suppressed as the product of an illegal search. The Commonwealth contends that the officers entered Walls’ residence with implied consent or by invitation. It further argues that the subsequent search was valid because it was consented to by Walls’ fiancée, Joyce Fox, who appeared to be sharing the residence with him. We find that the officers’…