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KOZAK v. COM.

No. 2007-SC-000569-MR.

279 S.W.3d 129 (2008)

Joseph KOZAK (A Minor), Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Gail Robinson, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Jack Conway, Attorney General of Kentucky, Todd Dryden Ferguson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

This case requires us to determine whether a juvenile may waive the right to a more lenient sentencing disposition under the juvenile code by entering into a plea agreement with the Commonwealth, even if the juvenile is not directly and explicitly informed of the juvenile code rights being waived. Because a proper waiver must be predicated upon the knowing relinquishment of a known right,1...

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