Misrepresentation to Secure Bond Reduction in Criminal Proceedings: Standards for Disciplinary Sanctions Introduction In In Re: Michael Joseph Beattie, the Supreme Court of Kentucky considered...
Kentucky’s Authority to Protect Fleeing Domestic-Violence Victims and Children Against Non-Resident Respondents Introduction Alyssa Baum v. Justin Aldava presented before the Supreme Court of...
Extension of the Old Chief Principle to First-Degree Bail Jumping: Wynn v. Commonwealth Introduction Elvis Wynn v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2025-SC-0573-MR (Ky. Apr. 24, 2025), addresses two pivotal...
Flight and Resistance to Arrest as Consciousness of Guilt: Admissibility Under KRE 404(b) Introduction In Richard Gray v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Supreme Court of Kentucky reviewed the appeal...
Clarifying Palpable Error Review for Expert Testimony on Victim-Perpetrator Intimacy and Prosecutorial Rebuttal in Kentucky Murder Appeals Introduction The Supreme Court of Kentucky’s unpublished...
Probation Tolling Jurisdiction: Court-Order Requirement under KRS 533.020(4) Introduction In Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Darryl Ellery, the Kentucky Supreme Court clarified the jurisdictional limits...
Haleman v. Commonwealth of Kentucky: Defining the Limits of Expert Hearsay and Palpable-Error Review in Child-Abuse Trials Introduction In Mark Haleman v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Supreme Court...
Mandatory Disbarment for Criminal Misconduct and Failure to Cooperate: In re Brinker Introduction In In re: Dale Anthony Brinker, the Supreme Court of Kentucky considered the Board of Governors’...
Consent Discipline Guidelines for Judicial Officers with Multiple Ethics Violations: In Re David Curlin Introduction In In Re: David Curlin, 2025-SC-0082-KB (Ky. 2025), the Supreme Court of Kentucky...
Undisputed Medical Evidence Can Defeat Manslaughter Instructions; Delusional Claims Alone Do Not Mandate Mid‑Trial Competency Hearings Case: Elvis Anderson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme...
Stacking of Firearm and Second-Offense Enhancements Yields Class A Penalty; Misordered Penalty Instructions Are Not Palpable Error Case: Denarrius Terry v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court: Supreme...
No Continuance Absent Specific, Articulable Prejudice from Late-Disclosed Misconduct of a Non‑Testifying Officer Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme Court of Kentucky’s unpublished...
Causal Links Require Evidence: Kentucky High Court Affirms Trial Courts’ Discretion to Bar Speculative Arguments Tying a Third Party’s Suicide to the Charged Crime Case: Marquess Smith v....
Mandatory KRE 703(b) Admonition on Expert Cross-Examination; Affirmance of Wanton Murder Where Child Accesses Fentanyl Introduction In Lauren Baker v. Commonwealth of Kentucky (Supreme Court of...
Words and the Mere Display of a Holstered Firearm Are Not “Unlawful Physical Force”: Kentucky Supreme Court Narrows the Initial Aggressor Doctrine and Clarifies Instructional Law Introduction In Troy...
Clarifying Plain Feel, KRS 218A Subsequent-Offender Proof, and Cumulative Firearm/Repeat-Offender Enhancements: McNeal v. Commonwealth (Ky. 2025) (Unpublished) Note on Publication Status and Use This...
Prima Facie Authentication of Jail Calls and Rejection of Speculative Lesser-Included Instructions in Child-Sex Offense Trials: The Unpublished Clarification in Ronnie Duvall v. Commonwealth of...
Interlocutory Immunity Appeals Cannot Reach Subject-Matter Jurisdiction; Boards of Education Are Within KRS 45A.245’s Contract-Immunity Waiver Introduction In Board of Education of Paris, Kentucky v....
CALGA Covers Special Districts, But No Immunity for Ministerial Sewer Maintenance: Kentucky Supreme Court Denies MSD Immunity for No‑Grate Practice Case: Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan...
Clarifying Jurisdiction and Correcting Clerical Errors: A New Precedent on Writs of Prohibition in Criminal Plea Cases Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme Court of Kentucky's recent...