Patton v. Commonwealth

JONES, Judge:

Jeremy Patton brings this appeal from a Powell Circuit Court judgment following his entry of a plea of guilty to first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. The entry of the plea was conditioned on Patton’s right to appeal the circuit court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Having reviewed the record and pertinent law, we affirm.

I. Factual & Procedural Background

On June 20, 2011, Kentucky State Trooper Eversole contacted the Powell County Sheriffs Office regarding his conversations with a confidential informant (the Informant). Trooper Eversole told Powell…