Gaston v. Commonwealth

PALMORE, Justice.

In Gaston v. Commonwealth, Ky., 533 S.W.2d 533 (1976), the judgment of the trial court in this case was vacated and the cause was remanded for determination of whether the contents of an “evidence letter” prepared by a police officer following his arrest of the appellant was such that the denial of his RCr 7.26 right to inspect and use it was prejudicial. The trial court thereupon conducted a hearing, concluded that the denial was not prejudicial, and reinstated the judgment. The appellant now brings the matter to this court in the form of a “Memorandum on Hearing on Remand…