Powell v. Commonwealth

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Judge.

By this appeal, Earl Wayne Powell seeks to reverse a judgment convicting him of having in his possession for the purpose of sale 43,100 amphetamine type pills or capsules, classified as a dangerous drug and made unlawful by KRS 217.731(1) (b). This drug is defined as a dangerous drug by KRS 217.725(2) (a). His penalty was fixed at five years in prison and a fine of $5,000.

Appellant’s plea for a reversal is divided into two parts. First he contends that the Barren Quarterly Court had no jurisdiction to issue a warrant or hold the appellant to the grand jury; and his…