COATES v. COMMONWEALTH


469 S.W.2d 346 (1971)

Paul F. COATES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph V. Binus, W. David Klingman, Louisville, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., James H. Barr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted under KRS 218.020 of possessing marijuana, and was fined $100 and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. He asserts several grounds for reversal which will be considered after a brief statement of the facts.

Appellant was stopped on a public highway for a traffic violation. Another police officer arrived who had been given information that appellant's automobile contained marijuana. Upon appellant's consent...

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