Perkins v. Commonwealth

JOHNSON, Judge.

Appellant, Ralph Duane Perkins, was convicted of conspiracy to traffic in or transfer a controlled substance (cocaine) in violation at KRS 218A.140, 218A.990(1) and 506.040, and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. Appellant raises a variety of issues on appeal. However, since the conviction must be reversed on one issue alone, and since the other issues most likely will not arise at a new trial, we will address only the issue of whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow appellant to make an avowal. We find the trial court did err, and we must reverse and…