Helphenstine v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

Michael Helphenstine entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of manufacturing methamphetamine, first offense, and being a second-degree Persistent Felony Offender (PFO 2). The trial court sentenced Helphenstine to fifty years’ imprisonment. Helphenstine’s charges stem from a search of his residence by his parole officers and local sheriffs deputies. As a matter of right,1 Helphenstine seeks review of two issues: (1) the trial court’s denial of a motion to suppress the products of the search of his home and (2) the trial court’s denial of a…