Nichols v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Lawrence “Pigmeat” Nichols presents numerous grounds upon which he deems himself entitled to a reversal of a judgment imposing punishment of imprison ment for ten years and a fine of $500 upon his conviction of illegal possession of marijuana. KRS 218.020; 218.210(2). Our view of the case requires discussion of only one of the grounds advanced for reversal— whether the contraband narcotic was obtained as the result of an illegal search.

For purposes of testing the legality of the search we relate the evidence most favorable to the prosecution:

About 4:00 p. m. on September…