UNITED STATES v. CISSELL


642 S.W.2d 901 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Charles L. CISSELL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

December 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Meredith, U.S. Atty., Richard A. Dennis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Louisville, for appellant.

Frank E. Haddad, Jr., Samuel Manly, Louisville, for appellee.


OPINION OF THE COURT CERTIFYING THE LAW.

In accordance with CR 76.37 the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has certified to this court the following question of law:

"Whether KRS 521.020[1](a), the Bribery of a Public Servant statute, is violated by a person who is not himself a `public servant,' when said person accepts money from another upon the promise to `pay off' a judge or influence a judge's actions, where the person accepting the...

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