Bell v. Commonwealth

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 the descriptions of suspects who were sought in connection with a First-Degree Robbery. The pursuing officer eventually apprehended Appellant after a short foot chase during which Appellant discarded a handgun that had been concealed on his person and the pursuing officer’s uniform was tom as he climbed over a fence. A Fayette Circuit Court jury acquitted Appellant of the First-Degree…