COMMONWEALTH v. BALLINGER


412 S.W.2d 576 (1967)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Kenneth BALLINGER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 10, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., David Murrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, James S. Chenault, Richmond, Marcus C. Redwine, Commonwealth Atty., Winchester, for appellant.

Guy K. Duerson, Jr., Berea, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This case presents the novel question of whether a circuit court may, as a form of probation, remit a fine imposed by a jury on a verdict of guilty to a misdemeanor charge. The Commonwealth seeks a certification of the law on appeal from the judgment entered.

Appellee was tried for unlawfully detaining a female against her will. The jury found him guilty of assault and battery and fixed his penalty...

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