Legal Opinion
Meghoo v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 2008No. 2004-SC-001042-DG, 2005-SC-000683-DGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice LAMBERT.
Appellant Gerry Hector Meghoo was convicted of trafficking in marijuana in an amount greater than five pounds pursuant to a conditional guilty plea. 1 With his plea he reserved the right to challenge the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that vehicle enforcement officers (VEOs) improperly seized and searched his vehicle, and arrested him without authorization to do so.
On July 27, 2000, Officer Shannon Chelf of the Kentucky Department of Transportation’s Division of Vehicle Enforcement conducted a safety…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Illinois v. CaballesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- California v. CarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pennsylvania v. LabronSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. Gregory B. Bloomfield, Also Known as Earl Marcum JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. LeyvaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2011
- Epps v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2009
- Ward v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2011
- Gerry Hector Meghoo v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2021