Smith v. Commonwealth

OPINION

KRAMER, JUDGE:

John William Smith appeals the Monroe Circuit Court’s judgment convicting him of manufacturing inethamphetamine and first-degree possession of a controlled substance. After a careful review of the record, we reverse in part because the circuit court abused its discretion in denying Smith’s motion for a continuance, we affirm in part regarding Smith’s remaining claims, and we remand for a new trial.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In January 2012, Tompkinsville City Police Department Chief Dale Ford was on duty when an anonymous telephone call was received by the…