Johnson v. Commonwealth

OPINION

LAMBERT, D., JUDGE!:

• Sinclair Johnson, who stands convicted by virtue of a conditional guilty plea, brings this appeal of a denial of a suppression motion entered by the Madison Circuit Court. He. asks us to review the propriety of the detention following the traffic stop leading to his arrest, Having reviewed the record and finding no error, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Officer Erik Stallworth staked out a Richmond bar, the “Paddy Wagon,” watching for criminal activity. He observed a vehicle for several minutes, during which' time an individual exited the passenger side…