Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Montaque
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 2000No. 1998-SC-1073-DGPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSTONE, Justice.
Appellee, Tamika Montaque, was convicted of trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine) in the first degree (KRS 218A.1412), possession of drug paraphernalia (KRS 218A.500), and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Additionally, she was found guilty of being in possession of a firearm at the time of the commission of these offenses which subjected her to an enhanced penalty pursuant to KRS 218A.992, and which possibly precluded her from probation pursuant to KRS 533.060. The Court of Appeals held that the trial court erred in failing to grant Montaque a directed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Commonwealth v. BenhamKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
- United States v. Alicio M. Sanchez (89-2432) and Reinaldo Cubilla (89-2433)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Houston v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Floyd County Board of Education v. RatliffKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by27 opinions
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