Trigg v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The trial court sentenced Appellant to twenty years’ imprisonment for the trafficking charge and assessed a $500 fine for the drug paraphernalia charge. The Supreme Court reversed, holding (1) the Commonwealth impermissibly introduced an incriminating oral statement that had not been disclosed to Appellant in violation of Ky. R. Crim. P. 7.24(1), and the error required reversal; and (2) the trial court erred when it allowed testimony commenting on Appellant’s pre-arrest silence. Remanded.
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