Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1990No. 89-SC-198-DGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Chief Justice.
A jury convicted movant, a former county judge executive of Logan County, of malfeasance (KRS 61.170), and official misconduct in the first degree (KRS 522.020). The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction, and we granted discretionary review.
During Bailey’s term as Logan County Judge Executive, disagreements arose between him and Logan County Attorney Fred Greene. The conflict degenerated to the point that Bailey made very personal and admittedly false accusations against Greene during the course of fiscal court meetings over which Bailey presided.
Bailey was then…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Holliday v. Fields, GovernorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
- Commonwealth v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1903
- Robbins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Fuson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
3Cited by3 opinions
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