Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bivins

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1987No. 87-SC-375-DGPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an order denying discretionary review in the Court of Appeals.

Originally, the Commonwealth requested discretionary review from an order of the circuit court which reversed a jury verdict of the district court finding Bivins guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants.

The question is whether the circuit court, acting as a reviewing court, abused its discretion by reversing the district court on an unassigned question of error.

Bivins was convicted by a jury in district court of driving under the influence, escape, resisting…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SawhillKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1978

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Shields v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Cherry v. AugustusCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. PolliniKentucky Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Clonelle Shields v. State of MSMississippi Supreme Court · 1997

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