Whisman v. Commonwealth

McDonald, judge.

The facts leading to appellant’s conviction began with an anonymous phone call tip to the police. The anonymous male tipster called the Maysville Police Department on September 10, 1982, at about 3:09 a.m. He related that someone in a white Camaro had pointed a gun at him at Forest Street, and the vehicle had then pulled into the parking lot of the Save Mart store.

Two officers were dispatched to the Save Mart store. Upon arrival they noticed a 1968 white Camaro parked with two occupants inside. The car began to leave and the officers, in separate patrol cars, turned on their…