Legal Opinion
Preston v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided March 24, 1995No. 93-CA-001816-MRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge:
Freddie Preston (Preston) appeals on speedy trial grounds a judgment of the Lawrence Circuit Court convicting him of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance (KRS 218A.140(2)) and sentencing him to prison for one year. We affirm.
On November 24, 1989, Preston was arrested for public intoxication. A search of his person incident to arrest revealed a vial of white powder which was later determined to be cocaine. Preston was indicted by the Lawrence County grand jury on January 12, 1990, for one count of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. He was tried by a…
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