Cooper v. Commonwealth

PARK, Judge.

William Cooper appeals from a judgment of the Bullitt Circuit Court entered on a jury verdict finding Cooper guilty of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana. On the cocaine conviction, Cooper received a sentence of ten years imprisonment and a fine of $5,000; on the marijuana conviction, he received a sentence of 12 months imprisonment in the county jail and a fine of $500.

On appeal, Cooper raises three issues: (1) whether his arrest for possession of marijuana was illegal because it was made without a warrant; (2) whether the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress…