Rainey v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

This case comes to us on discretionary review of the Court of Appeals’ opinion, reversing the Jefferson Circuit Court’s order suppressing the introduction of a handgun found in Appellant William Rai-ney’s vehicle following his arrest. Appellant, William Rainey, had sought to suppress the evidence obtained by the police from his vehicle without a warrant and argued that no valid exception to the search warrant requirement was proven. The Jefferson Circuit Court agreed and suppressed the evidence. The Court of Appeals initially affirmed, and the Commonwealth…