Legal Opinion

Beckam v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 24, 2009No. 2008-CA-000277-MRPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VANMETER, Judge.

Stephon D. Beckam appeals from the Meade Circuit Court’s judgment sentencing him to a total of twelve months’ imprisonment after a jury found him guilty of several drug-related offenses. Beckam argues that the trial court erred by failing to suppress evidence found at his home pursuant to the execution of a search warrant. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Ray Cottrell, Jr., the manager of Ray’s Ford, contacted police in January 2007, concerning “suspicious conduct” by Beck-am, who had rented several vehicles from Ray’s Ford since December 2006. Cottrell told…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States v. Donald Miggins, Edward McDaniels and Charles Moore, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. Otis L. McClellan and John D. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Lafayette ReddrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Applegate v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  2. Elders v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2012
  3. Beckam v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2009
  4. Brian K. Clark v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023
  5. Kaufman v. WilliamsonDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2025

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