Commonwealth of Kentucky v. William Bembury

RENDERED: AUGUST 24, 2023 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2022-SC-0018-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. CASE NO. 2020-CA-1429-MR FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT NO. 19-CR-01326 WILLIAM BEMBURY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE LAMBERT REVERSING William Bembury (Bembury) entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of synthetic drugs on the condition that he could appeal the Fayette Circuit Court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence recovered from his backpack. Before the Court of Appeals, Bembury asserted that his backpack was searched…