Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Cornelius
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided September 26, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUDGEL, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court. We granted discretionary review to determine whether KRS 439.177 is unconstitutional.1 We hold that it is and reverse.
On December 4, 1978, appellee, James 0. Cornelius, pleaded guilty to the misdemean- or offense of possession of dangerous drugs in the Jefferson District Court. He was sentenced to, and commenced service of, a prison term of one year. On January 15, 1979, he filed a motion for shock probation which was overruled. A similar motion was overruled by a different judge on January 16, 1979. On April 11,…
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