Legal Opinion

Estes v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 1997No. 96-SC-750-DGPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*702STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

On January 10, 1995, appellant, George Estes, was cited under KRS 304.99-060 for operating a motor vehicle which was not covered by insurance. Appellant was not the owner of the automobile. On April 3, 1995, appellant entered a conditional guilty plea to the no insurance charge and was sentenced to ninety (90) days in jail, thirty (30) days to serve with sixty (60) days probated for two years, and fined $1,000.

Appellant appealed to the Nicholas Circuit Court which ultimately reversed his conviction. The court held that without amendment to the substantive section of…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Ledford v. FaulknerKentucky Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Musselman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Brown v. HoblitzellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  5. City of Louisville v. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HarrelsonKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. GarnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1999
  3. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Schoenbachler v. MinyardKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Stogner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2000

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