Caslin v. Commonwealth

GARDNER, Commissioner.

Richard J. Caslin, appellant, was jointly indicted and tried with James M. Vaughn, Jr., for the offense of unlawful possession of a dangerous drug for sale, a violation of KRS 217.731. Each defendant was convicted and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and fined $2500.

Ronald Howard, an undercover agent with the Morehead Police Department, became friendly with Randy Sluss and engaged him to buy some marijuana from someone at a specified residence in Rowan County. Howard later reported to Marion D. Campbell, a state police officer, that he personally made the…