Bell v. Commonwealth

122 S.W.3d 490 (2003)

Roger Lee BELL, Jr., Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

No. 2002-SC-0117-DG.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 23, 2003.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 2004.

Timothy G. Arnold, Assistant Public Advocate, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellant.

A.B. Chandler, III, Attorney General, Courtney J. Hightower, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice KELLER.

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellant fled on foot from a uniformed Lexington Police Department officer who had attempted to stop Appellant and a companion because the young men matched…