COM. v. CHANDLER


722 S.W.2d 899 (1987)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. David Earl CHANDLER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

January 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Armstrong, Atty. Gen., Mary-James Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellant.

James R. Wood, Owensboro, for appellee.


WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed a judgment convicting Chandler of second-degree assault and sentencing him to five years in prison.

The principal issue is whether Chandler was entitled to instructions on criminal abuse.

The Court of Appeals determined that Chandler was entitled to an instruction not only on third-degree criminal abuse, KRS 508...

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