Taylor v. Asher

STANLEY, Commissioner.

In this state the method of probating a person convicted of a criminal offense is by postponing entry of the final judgment and sentence upon the verdict. KRS 439.260, formerly 439.020. Lovelace v. Commonwealth, 285 Ky. 326, 147 S.W.2d 1029. Probation, its conditions and revocation are within the court’s discretion. Ridley v. Commonwealth, Ky., 287 S.W.2d 156.

In June, 1952, the appellant, Billy Ray Taylor, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and the verdict imposed a penalty of five years’ imprisonment. The court entered an order on July 5, 1952, probating the…