Penman v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the court by

Justice SCOTT.

The Appellant was charged and convicted in the Jessamine Circuit Court on four counts of trafficking in controlled substances, first-degree (second or subsequent offense) and one count of possession of controlled substances, first-degree (second or subsequent offense) and sentenced to a total of forty-five years.

He now appeals as a matter of right, Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b), alleging the trial court erred (1) when it refused to suppress the cocaine and resulting lab reports, (2) in admitting the drug analysis at trial, (3) in failing to grant a directed…