Legal Opinion

Gaston v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALMORE, Justice.

The appellant, Clarence Larry Gaston, was found guilty on two counts of illegally trafficking in heroin and sentenced to seven *534years’ imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. The crime in question is denounced by KRS 218A.010(19), 218A.050(2) and 218A.140,1 and the limits of the penalty are fixed by KRS 218A.990(1).

We are not convinced that any prejudicial error occurred in the trial of the case unless it resulted from the trial court’s refusal to require production of a document in accordance with RCr 7.26.

RCr 7.26, effective January 1, 1965, was prompted by the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lynch v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  2. LeGrande v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
  3. Maynard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
  4. Roach v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Haynes v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Moore v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Cavender v. MillerKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Gaston v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1977

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