Opinion ID: 1490481
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: jury instruction on first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine)

Text: The Appellant claims the trial court erred by instructing the jury as to the charge of First-Degree Trafficking in a controlled substance (Methamphetamine). The Appellant argues that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that they could find he possessed methamphetamine with the intent to transfer when, KRS 218A.1431(3) does not include a provision for possession with intent to transfer. The Appellant tendered a trafficking instruction for the trial court's consideration. However, the instruction he tendered was incorrect in that it included trafficking methods not proven in this case, i.e., possession with intent to distribute or dispense. See Burnett & Commonwealth, 31 S.W.3d 878, 881 (Ky.2000). Furthermore, after the trial court prepared its own instructions, Appellant agreed that the trial court's instructions were correct. One who tenders an incorrect instruction and subsequently agrees that the trial court's own incorrect instruction is correct has failed to preserve the issue for review. Davis v. Commonwealth, 967 S.W.2d 574, 580-81 (Ky.1998).