COM. v. SHIVLEY

No. 90-SC-322-DG.

814 S.W.2d 572 (1991)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Derrick Eugene SHIVLEY a/k/a Derrick Eugene Shively, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

August 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic J. Cowan, Atty. Gen., Carol C. Ullerich, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Appellate Div., Frankfort, for appellant.

Daniel T. Goyette, Jefferson Dist. Public Defender, J. David Niehaus, Christopher F. Polk, Deputy Appellate Defenders, Louisville, for appellee.


REYNOLDS, Justice.

A charge of possession of cocaine against Derrick Eugene Shivley was dismissed by Jefferson Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals affirmed. The Commonwealth has been granted discretionary review and contends that cocaine residue supports a charge of cocaine possession. We agree.

Appellee had been stopped for a motor vehicle equipment violation and attempted to dispose of a bag containing a test tube, a pipe used to smoke narcotics, and...

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