Legal Opinion

Dawson v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided September 8, 1988No. 87-SC-867-MR, 88-SC-144-MRPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment, based on a jury verdict which convicted Dawson of possession of a Schedule II narcotic controlled substance, trafficking in a Schedule III non-controlled substance; possession of a Schedule IV non-narcotic substance, and as a second degree persistent felony offender. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and fined $10,000 on the Schedule II offense; he was sentenced to ten years and a $10,000 fine for the Schedule III offense and his sentence for the PFO charge was 20 years imprisonment in lieu of punishment for the Schedule II…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pendland v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  2. Rupard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  3. Whisman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1984

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Houston v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Hayes v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Young v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Peyton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Gray v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998

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