Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Kayla Melton

RENDERED: JUNE 15, 2023 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2021-SC-0427-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2020-CA-1148 SCOTT CIRCUIT COURT NO. 17-CR-00269 KAYLA MELTON APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE NICKELL REVERSING AND REMANDING The Scott Circuit Court excluded evidence of a guardianship order in a criminal prosecution against Kayla Melton for custodial interference and other related charges. A divided panel of the Court of Appeals concluded the trial court acted within its discretion to exclude the evidence because Melton’s…