Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Opell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided February 19, 1999No. 1997-CA-002984-MRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHNSON, Judge.
The Commonwealth has appealed pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 22A.020(4) from an order of the Lawrence Circuit Court entered on October 29, 1997, suppressing from evidence all items seized during a search conducted by police officers on August 31, 1996. We reverse and remand.
On August 31, 1996, the appellee, David Opell (Opell), was observed near his home by Fish and Wildlife Officer Carl Salyers (Officer Salyers) tending to several marijuana plants. Officer Salyers made a videotape of Opell riding on a three-wheel vehicle between his residence and the…
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