Legal Opinion
Colten v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided May 21, 1971PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Lewis Colten was convicted in the Fay-ette Quarterly Court of a violation of the Kentucky disorderly conduct statute, KRS 437.016, and was fined $10. He appealed to the Fayette Circuit Court where he was tried de novo (without a jury, it having been waived) and again was found guilty, but the fine was increased to $50. Colten appeals to this court from the circuit court judgment.
The circuit court found Colten guilty of violating paragraph (f) of KRS 437.016 (1). That paragraph, with an introductory phrase designed to be read with it, is as follows:
“A person is guilty of…
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