Commonwealth v. Burge
Kentucky Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
We have consolidated these appeals because they present the common issue of whether a finding of criminal contempt for violation of a domestic violence order [hereinafter DVO], issued pursuant to KRS 403.750, or for violation of a restraining order issued in a dissolution of marriage case, can bar a criminal prosecution on double jeopardy grounds. In each case, the individual involved was sentenced to a term of imprisonment on the contempt citation.
THE FACTS — NO. 92-SC-287-DG
Roger Burge was convicted of burglary, rape, and sodomy, all in the first degree. At the time of…
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