Sowell v. Commonwealth

OPINION

COMBS, Chief Judge.

Jerod Sowell appeals from the judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court of January 20, 2004, convicting him of possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, and third-degree criminal mischief. The judgment was based upon Sowell’s conditional guilty plea to the offenses pursuant to RCr 1 8.09. Sowell reserved the right to appeal the court’s denial of his suppression motion. On appeal, he argues that the Commonwealth failed to establish the existence of a reasonable suspicion for stopping the vehicle in which he was riding at the time of his arrest. As we find…