Billy Chadwell v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: AUGUST 26, 2021 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0201-DG BILLY CHADWELL APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2017-CA-1160 MADISON CIRCUIT COURT NO. 15-CR-00204 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NICKELL AFFIRMING Billy Chadwell was convicted following a jury trial in Madison Circuit Court of two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance in the first degree and being a persistent felony offender in the second degree. He was sentenced to fourteen years’ imprisonment and ordered to pay $165.00 in court costs. The…