COM. v. JOHNSON

No. 2012-SC-000402-DG.

423 S.W.3d 718 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. Floyd Grover JOHNSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, James Coleman Shackelford , Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, Counsel for Appellant.

Emily Holt Rhorer , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Counsel for Appellee.

Ian G. Sonego , Commonwealth's Attorneys Association, Robert Douglas Neace , County Attorneys Association, Vickie Lynn Wise , Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, Morgain Mary Sprague , Kentucky State Police, Christopher T. Cohron , Kentucky Narcotic Officers Association, Catherine S. Wright , Operation UNITE, Denise Garrison McElvein , Office of the Attorney General of Missouri, Counsel for Amicus Curiae.


Opinion of the Court by Justice CUNNINGHAM.

In 2009, Appellee, Floyd Grover Johnson, was the target of a drug investigation conducted in Powell County by investigators from the Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") and Operation UNITE. Operation UNITE is a task force receiving federal funds which works closely with state and local law enforcement personnel in investigating drug related crimes. In the present case, the OAG and Operation UNITE investigators used a...

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