Pate v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice KELLER.

I. INTRODUCTION

A Pendleton Circuit Court jury found Appellant, Lawrence Elmer Pate (a/k/a Tommy Pate), guilty of Manufacturing Methamphetamine, and the trial court, in accordance with the jury’s recommendation, imposed a twenty (20) year sentence of imprisonment. Appellant appeals to this Court as a matter of right 1 and contends (1) the evidence was insufficient to warrant his conviction; (2) the trial court erred in forcing Appellant’s wife to testify after she invoked her spousal privilege; (3) the trial court erred in denying Appellant’s Motion for a…