Legal Opinion

Rawlings v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided May 1, 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

581 S.W.2d 348 (1979)

David RAWLINGS, Movant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 1, 1979.

Ronald R. Parry, Harry P. Hellings, Jr., Jolly, Johnson, Blau & Parry, Newport, Kelly D. Thompson, Jr., Bowling Green, for movant.

Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Victor Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for respondent.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

David Rawlings was convicted of the possession of controlled substances for the purpose of sale, KRS 218A.990, and sentenced to a term of five years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. The Court of Appeals, February 17, 1978, affirmed. We…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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