Legal Opinion

Helms v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 29, 2015No. 2013-CA-001822-MRPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMPSON, JUDGE:

Matthew Helms appeals from an order revoking his pretrial diversion and sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment in accordance with his original sentence. He contends the Boyd Circuit Court abused its discretion when it voided his diversion agreement without considering whether violations of his conditions, of diversion constituted. a significant risk to prior victims or the community and whether he can be appropriately managed in the community as required by Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 439.3106. He further contends that a zero-tolerance provision in the diversion…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EnglishKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. AndrewsKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Tiryung v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
  4. Knox v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Murphy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1977

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Lainhart v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2017
  2. Alyssa Bagby v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2020
  3. Amy Hudson v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2022
  4. Arnold Alexander v. Kentucky Parole BoardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023
  5. Brandon Taylor v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023

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