Commonwealth v. Torres-Pagan

The Commonwealth appeals from an order of a District Court judge suppressing the fruits of a patfrisk of the defendant, Manuel Torres-Pagan. Concluding that the defendant's exiting the motor vehicle without being asked to do so and then looking repeatedly into the front seat area provided the police officer with reasonable suspicion to issue an exit order and conduct a patfrisk, we reverse and remand for further proceedings to consider the defendant's other ground for suppression.

In reviewing a decision on a motion to suppress, we adopt the subsidiary findings of fact of the motion judge,…