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Williams v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided March 24, 2011No. 2009-SC-000440-DGPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

Denver Ray Williams was arrested for trafficking in a controlled substance based upon nineteen grams of suspected cocaine found during a controlled drug buy in a car that Williams occupied as a passenger. The police searched Williams at the scene and placed him in a police cruiser. For this incident, Williams was ultimately indicted for trafficking in cocaine.

En route to the police station in the back of the cruiser, Williams attempted to swallow a plastic bag containing 4.8 grams of suspected cocaine. Williams was ultimately indicted for a second…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  4. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. BurgeKentucky Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PridhamKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  2. David Stiger v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Roach v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Mullins v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Jackson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2019

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