Stallworth v. Commonwealth

I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion because, in my view, Appellant cannot bring a matter-of-right appeal to the Supreme Court of Kentucky from a circuit court order revoking a term of shock probation — even if, as a result of that order, Appellant commences (or recommences) service of a twenty (20) year prison sentence. Accordingly, I would vacate as improvidently entered our March 13, 2000 order directing the Marshall Circuit Court Clerk to transmit the record to this Court, dismiss the appeal in this Court, and forward both the notice of appeal and the record to the Court of…