Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Leecole Mitchell

RENDERED: OCTOBER 29, 2020 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2019-SC-0087-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2017-CA-1539 FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT NO. 17-CR-00507 LEECOLE MITCHELL APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING LeeCole Mitchell entered a conditional guilty plea to the charge of felon in possession of a handgun, reserving the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained from the search of a vehicle in which he was a passenger. The Court of…