Legal Opinion

Morrison v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 23, 1972Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD P. HILL, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of selling a dangerous drug (marijuana) in violation of KRS 217.731(4). His punishment was fixed at 5 years in prison.

Reduced to essentials, appellant’s only argument is that the Commonwealth’s evidence was insufficient to convict.

After an examination of the record, we find appellant’s argument so unmeritorious that we shall point out only some of the abundant evidence on the question of guilt.

The evidence discloses these facts: On May 19, 1971, State Detectives William Kline and James Wells, members of the State Police assigned to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Carr v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1948
  2. Hack v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967

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