Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 23, 1998No. 1997-CA-002104-MRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCHRODER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment convicting appellant of trafficking in marijuana, greater than eight ounces and less than five pounds. Appellant argues there was insufficient evidence of the offense because there was no evidence that the samples tested by officials were of the species cannabis and because officials tested only six out of 98 plants used to determine the total weight of the marijuana he was charged with trafficking. We reject both of appellant’s arguments and, thus, affirm.

Having received information that appellant, Dennis Taylor, was growing marijuana…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. Rickie Albert ScaliaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Michael P. MadkourCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Charles Francis GagnonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Charles Leroy CosletCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. Donald Earl SpannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. PerryCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2004
  2. Anthony Wayne Fagan v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2022

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