Sattler v. Commonwealth

BENTON, Judge.

This appeal arises from the trial judge’s denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless search. Lee Edward Sattler contends that the trial judge erred in holding that a police officer lawfully searched Sattler before issuing a summons for a traffic violation. We reverse the trial judge’s refusal to suppress the evidence.

The evidence presented at the suppression hearing proved that a state police officer observed Sattler’s automobile abruptly turn from an interstate highway onto an exit. The officer followed the automobile but did not signal Sattler to…