Johnson v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Rees

Affirming.

Thomas Johnson has been convicted of the crime of carrying concealed a deadly weapon on or about his person and sentenced to a term of two years in the penitentiary. The offense, which was formerly a misdemeanor, was made a felony by chapter 40 of the Acts of 1946, KRS 435.230.

Appellant’s sole complaint is that the evidence upon which he was convicted was illegally obtained and should have been excluded. He invokes the provisions of the state and federal constitutions against unreasonable searches and seizures. Const. Ky. sec. 10; Const. TJ.…