Ingram v. Commonwealth

COMBS, Justice.

By a multi-count indictment, appellant Ingram was charged with three offenses involving the sale, and possession for intended sale, of marijuana. In a single trial, he was found guilty on all counts. Two of those convictions constitute the subject matter of this review, which presents the question of whether Ingram has been twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, in violation of Kentucky Constitution § 13.

The factual premise is simple. Ingram— an adult — sold two1 marijuana cigarettes to a minor. This exchange happened to occur within one thousand yards of a school…