Park v. Commonwealth

BENTON, Judge.

Jesse L. Park entered a conditional plea of guilty to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, reserving the right to appeal the trial judge’s rulings on two pretrial motions. On appeal, Park contends (1) the trial judge erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained during the execution of a search warrant, and (2) he was denied due process of law when a circuit court judge granted the Commonwealth’s ex parte request to release evidence seized during the execution of the search warrant. For the reasons that follow, we reverse Park’s conviction and remand…