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COM. v. HAGER

No. 1999-SC-1018-CL.

41 S.W.3d 828 (2001)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. William Thomas HAGER, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

January 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Larson, Commonwealth Attorney, Margaret E. Bruner, Amanda Foley Naish, Assistant Commonwealth Attorneys, Lexington, Counsel for Appellant.

V. Gene Lewter, Herbert T. West, Fayette Co. Legal Aid, Inc., Lexington, Counsel for Appellee.

COOPER, Justice.

CERTIFYING THE LAW

William Thomas Hager, Jr., killed John Allen Brown by stabbing him in the chest with a knife. Hager admitted the killing and claimed self-defense. He was indicted for murder, but a Fayette Circuit Court jury convicted him of fourth-degree assault, a class A misdemeanor, for which he was sentenced to the maximum penalty of twelve months in jail and a $500 fine. KRS 508...

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