Daniel Smith v. Jason McCoy

RENDERED: AUGUST 26, 2021 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2021-SC-0050-DGE DANIEL SMITH APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2020-CA-0761 WARREN CIRCUIT COURT NO. 20-D-00057-001 JASON MCCOY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE KELLER REVERSING AND REINSTATING On May 19, 2020, the Warren Circuit Court issued a domestic violence protective order against Jason McCoy, restraining him from having any contact with E.S.,1 the biological daughter of Daniel Smith. McCoy appealed from this order to the Court of Appeals. Concluding that the trial court did not make sufficient…