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COM. v. GETTYS

610 S.W.2d 899 (1980)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Robert P. GETTYS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1980.

Discretionary Review Denied February 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Raymond M. Larson, James Zerhusen, Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, for appellant.

John J. O'Hara, David B. Sloan, Gary J. Sergent, O'Hara, Ruberg, Osborne & Taylor, Covington, for appellee.

Before HAYES, C. J., and WHITE and WILHOIT, JJ.

HAYES, Chief Judge.

The Commonwealth appeals from a judgment of acquittal in the Kenton Circuit Court. The purpose of the appeal is to obtain a certification of the law concerning a witness' claim of the privilege against self-incrimination. Such an appeal is authorized by § 115 of the Kentucky Constitution and KRS 22A.020.

The appellee, Gettys, was indicted for violation of KRS 521.020, bribery of a public servant. Gettys was alleged to have accepted...

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