Commonwealth v. Wright

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE KELLER

A jury convicted Floyd Wright of complicity to first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and of being a second-degree persistent felony offender (PFO II). During deliberations, the court permitted the jurors to use the Commonwealth’s attorney’s laptop computer to review an audio recording of a controlled buy. The Court of Appeals found that the trial court abused its discretion by doing so and remanded this matter to the trial court for a new trial. The Commonwealth appealed from that opinion, arguing the issue was not properly preserved and any…