Robbins v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

In September 2005, Appellant, Duwan Lamar Robbins, was eating dinner at a restaurant with two companions in Louisville, Kentucky. At the time, an outstanding bench warrant existed for his arrest for failure to appear at sentencing in a drug trafficking case in Jefferson Circuit Court. Police officers were informed of Robbins’ whereabouts by a confidential informant. Acting on the tip, the officers had followed Robbins’ vehicle from the area of his home to the restaurant and had positively identified him through the restaurant window.

As Robbins exited…