Commonwealth v. Thompson

¶ 1 Appellant, William Thompson (Thompson), appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County entered on May 29, 2009 denying Thompson’s Writ of Certiorari wherein he argued the Municipal Court of Philadelphia erred in failing to suppress evidence against him. Specifically, Thompson argues the police did not have the authority to conduct an inventory search of an immobilized vehicle. We disagree and affirm.

¶ 2 The Court of Common Pleas summarized the facts of the case as follows:

During the hearing on [Thompson]’s Motion to Suppress, Officer Christopher Sanford testified…