Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Carman
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 2015No. 2013-SC-000684-CLPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
JUSTICE ABRAMSON
Under Section 115 of the Kentucky Constitution and Kentucky Rule of Civil Procedure (CR) 76.37(10), the Commonwealth, by and through the Jefferson County Attorney, moved this Court to certify the law on the following question:
In light of this Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Wilson, 384 S.W.3d 113 (Ky.2012), does Kentucky law authorize ex parte communications to change the conditions of release after the initial fixing of bail with no notice for the Commonwealth to be heard?
The certified question refers to Commonwealth v. Wilson, a case arising from a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Westerman v. CaryWashington Supreme Court · 1995
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