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9 Kentucky opinions name it 3 courts 1959–2026 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Stoker v. Commonwealthgreen2 sentences1992As stated in Stoker v. Commonwealth, Ky., 828 S.W.2d 619, 627 (1992), the "rule of lenity [still] applies in interpreting criminal statutes." The Majority decision in this case, which classifies unlawful entry into an abandoned, uninhabited and condemned building as Burglary I whereas it could not qualify as Burglary II, is an obvious violation of the rule of lenity. 1992As stated in Stoker v. Commonwealth, Ky., 828 S.W.2d 619, 627 (1992), the “rule of lenity [still] applies in interpreting criminal statutes.” The Majority decision in this case, which classifies unlawful entry into an abandoned, uninhabited and condemned building as Burglary I whereas it could not qualify as Burglary II, is an obvious violation of the rule of lenity. | 1 | 1 |
Citizens Telephone Co. v. Andersongreen1 sentence1962See Citizens Telephone Co. v. Anderson, Ky. 1956, 291 S.W.2d 527, 529 ; Illinois Cent. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Sanders v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2026“Obvious factors bearing on the likelihood of the bias are the similarity between the crimes, the 8 length of time since the prospective juror’s experience, and the degree of trauma the prospective juror suffered.” Id. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Teague v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2022Teague, 428 S.W.3d at 632 . -27- because the lack of findings is an obvious error, we summarily reverse and remand so the trial court may make the necessary findings. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Brown v. Commonwealth
green
1 sentence2022It is the totality of all the circumstances, however, and the prospective juror’s responses that must inform the trial court’s ruling. -17- Id. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
Asher v. Commonwealth
neutral
1 sentence1989Id. at 826 . | 1 | 1989–1989 |
Mercer v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences1968For the correct method of instructing in such a case see Mercer v. Commonwealth, Ky., 330 S.W.2d 734, 737 , 99 A.L.R.2d 1 (1960). 1968For the correct method of instructing in such a case see Mercer v. Commonwealth, Ky., 330 S.W.2d 734, 737 , 99 A.L.R.2d 1 (1960). | 1 | 1968–1968 |
Bailey v. Ashland Discount Ass'n
neutral
1 sentence1966Bailey et al. v. Ashland Discount Association, Inc., Ky., 400 S.W.2d 508 . | 1 | 1966–1966 |
Hall v. Commonwealth
neutral
2 sentences1959In Hall v. Commonwealth, 241 Ky. 72 , 43 S.W.2d 346, 347 , we said: The trial court permitted the commonwealth, over appellant’s objections,, to prove by a number of witnesses that appellant had sold and had in his possession intoxicating liquor on occasions, other than the one charged in the indictment. 1959In Hall v. Commonwealth, 241 Ky. 72 , 43 S.W.2d 346, 347 , we said: The trial court permitted the commonwealth, over appellant’s objections,, to prove by a number of witnesses that appellant had sold and had in his possession intoxicating liquor on occasions, other than the one charged in the indictment. | 1 | 1959–1959 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.