Beemer v. Commonwealth

VANCE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment sentencing appellant to imprisonment for 20 years as a persistent felony offender as a result of his conviction on charges of trafficking in and possession of controlled substances. Appellant had been convicted previously on seven counts of unlawful possession or sale of controlled substances. Because of an important question relating to search and seizure we granted oral argument, and we now affirm the conviction.

Appellant was arrested after the search of an automobile in his possession yielded a substantial quantity of controlled substances.…