Hardy v. Commonwealth

Opinion

COLEMAN, J.

Following a bench trial, Carol J. Hardy was convicted for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. The issues on appeal are (1) whether Hardy has standing to object to the search of the vehicle he was driving, and (2) whether the police conducted a valid consent search of the automobile’s trunk. We hold that, although Hardy has standing to object under the Fourth Amendment, the police conducted a valid search of the automobile’s trunk by virtue of the owner’s consent to search. The evidence was sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hardy knowingly…