Weaver v. Commonwealth

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant was indicted and convicted in the Simpson Circuit Court of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and second-degree persistent felony offender for which he received an enhanced sentence of twenty years. He appeals to this Court as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b).

The convictions are the result of a successful sting operation conducted by the Franklin City Police Department. On April 29, 1994, Detective Robert Huber met with his confidential informant, Billy Payne, for the purpose of setting up a controlled drug purchase. Huber searched Payne and…