GASTON v. COMMONWEALTH


533 S.W.2d 533 (1976)

Clarence Larry GASTON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rose Levada Shipp, Louisville, for appellant.

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Robert L. Chenoweth, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


PALMORE, Justice.

The appellant, Clarence Larry Gaston, was found guilty on two counts of illegally trafficking in heroin and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. The crime in question is denounced by KRS 218A.010(19), 218A.050(2) and 218A.140,1 and the limits of the penalty are fixed by KRS 218A.990(1).

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