Slaughter v. Commonwealth

OPINION

DYCHE, Judge:

Following a jury trial, Michael Slaughter was convicted of attempted trafficking in a controlled substance, second offense (KRS 218A.1412), possession of drug paraphernalia, second offense (KRS 218A.500), and tampering with physical evidence (KRS 524.100). In this appeal he claims that the trial court erred by excluding testimony and photographs of the alley where Slaughter was alleged to have discarded a plastic bag containing the controlled substance; by refusing to grant his motion for directed verdict on the charge of attempted trafficking; and by fixing a penalty…