Bartley v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Donna Bartley appeals as a matter of right from a Judgment of the Monroe Circuit Court convicting her of first-degree assault, in violation of Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 508.010, and of first-degree criminal abuse, in violation of KRS 508.100. In accord with the jury’s recommendation, the trial court sentenced Bart-ley to consecutive terms of imprisonment of twenty and ten years, respectively. Bartley and co-defendant Rita Mitchell, Bartley’s friend and roommate of many years, were jointly charged with having neglected and abused Bartley’s disabled…