Commonwealth v. Freeman

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

The issue before the Court is whether, under the Fourth Amendment, the trial court erred in failing to suppress evidence seized from a vehicle because the consent to the search by the operator was tainted by an illegal detention.

On September 12, 1995, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper was observing westbound traffic on Interstate 80 in Monroe County when he noticed two vehicles traveling fairly close together, switching lanes and jockeying for position in “cat and mouse” fashion. The trooper proceeded to *905stop one of the vehicles, which was driven by Appellant Diana…