Commonwealth v. Deloney

COOPER, Justice.

Appellee Richard Deloney was indicted by the Jefferson County Grand Jury on charges of possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. The controlled substances were discovered during a “night vision search” conducted by Deloney’s parole officer with the assistance of other law enforcement officers, including Louisville Police Department Detective Gayle Clemons. The trial judge entered a pretrial order excluding any reference during the trial to the fact that Deloney was on parole for other convictions at the time of the search. The prosecutor informed all of the…