Legal Opinion

Baker v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 8, 2015No. 2014-CA-000044-DGPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COMBS, JUDGE:

This appeal has been filed by Matthew Baker as a result of our grant of his *634petition for discretionary reyiew of a Fay-ette Circuit Court order. The Fayette Circuit Court had affirmed a Fayette District Court order denying a motion to suppress. At issue is whether the police had reasonable, suspicion to initiate a traffic stop of Baker.

Baker was pulled over- by Sergeant Jeff Anderson of the Lexington Division of Police in the early morning hours of January 26, 2013. The roads were covered with snow and ice. Sergeant Anderson observed Baker’s car sway, although not…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. State v. BinetteTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Yopp v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  2. Heather Smith v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020
  3. R. L. P. v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2025

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