Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Elliott

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided August 1, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

714 S.W.2d 494 (1986)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant,

v.

Pierre Lamont ELLIOTT, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

August 1, 1986.

David L. Armstrong, Atty. Gen., David A. Bybee, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Louisville, for appellant.

Thomas E. Clay, P.S.C., Louisville, for appellee.

Before LESTER, McDONALD and REYNOLDS, JJ.

LESTER, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order which suppressed certain evidence seized in a warrantless search of appellee's residence. The appellant argues that the search was permissible as falling within an exception to the warrant requirement.

The…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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