Commonwealth v. Black

Certification of the Law by

Chief Justice STEPHENS.

Pursuant to CR 76.37(10) the Commonwealth requested that this Court certify the law in order to determine whether the trial court properly directed a verdict on the grounds that the conviction of the lesser included charge would merge into the conviction of the more serious offense at the same trial.

Appellant was indicted on charges of Wanton Endangerment (KRS 508.060) and Ter-roristic Threatening (KRS 508.080). The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 1993. That evening appellant was sitting in his car, parked in the parking lot of…