Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Paradise Burkhead

RENDERED: DECEMBER 14, 2023 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2022-SC-0304-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2021-CA-0873 JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT NO. 21-CR-000186 PARADISE BURKHEAD APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE BISIG REVERSING AND REMANDING Paradise Burkhead was charged with crimes committed while she was a juvenile. Based on a juvenile transfer statute in effect at the time, which required mandatory transfer if a juvenile over fourteen years old committed a felony with a firearm, the Jefferson District Court transferred her case…