Commonwealth v. Settles

OPINION.

VANMETER, JUDGE: '

KRS1 439.265(2) directs that the trial court shall consider any motion for shock probation within 60 days of its filing and enter a ruling within 10 days after considering the motion. Hence, the trial court has a total of .70 days from the time of filing, to make: a ruling on a motion for shock probation. Here, the Commonwealth appeals from the Jefferson Circuit Court’s order granting Michael Todd Settles shock probation on his conviction of attempted rape in the first degree more than 70 days after the motion for shock probation was filed.. For the following…