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QUINTANA v. COM.

Nos. 2006-SC-000629-DG. 2006-SC-000823-DG.

276 S.W.3d 753 (2008)

Eric QUINTANA, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. and Brian Bottom; and Melissa Bottom, Appellants, v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John David Seay, Bardstown, KY, Jeremy Dwight Chesser, Bardstown, KY, Counsel for Appellant, Eric Quintana.

Jeffrey Hall Hoover, Hoover law office, Jamestown, KY, Counsel for Appellants, Brian and Melissa Bottom.

Jack Conway, Attorney General, Terry Lane Geoghegan, Commonwealth Attorney, Bardstown, KY, Bryan Darwin Morrow, Office of the Attorney General, Michael Louis Harned, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

These two cases were argued before the Court on the same day, and involve the propriety and limits of the police procedure commonly called the "knock and talk," where officers approach a residence, knock on the door, and talk to a person who answers, ostensibly to obtain general information that could assist in an ongoing investigation or matter of public interest. The Appellants in both cases were convicted of drug offenses...

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