Shelton v. Commonwealth

OPINION

DYCHE, Judge.

Doris Jean Shelton appeals from an order of the Knox Circuit Court holding that she is not a victim of domestic violence pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 439.3401(4), and therefore does not qualify for the exception to the requirement that a violent offender serve fifty percent (50%) of an imposed sentence before becoming eligible for parole. We affirm.

On June 23, 1994, sixteen-year-old Shelton stabbed Ned Stewart to death with a knife and fled from his house with a diamond ring and $146.00 in cash. The case was transferred from the juvenile division of the Knox…