COM. v. OLIVER

No. 2006-SC-000385-DG.

253 S.W.3d 520 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. Stewart OLIVER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Conway, Attorney General, William Robert Long, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Samuel N. Potter, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice ABRAMSON.

This Court has never expressly addressed whether a criminal defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed on a lesser-included misdemeanor offense which is supported by the evidence but which was time-barred by KRS 500.050(2) at the time of indictment. We now hold that a defendant is entitled to the lesser-included offense instruction and, that by requesting jury consideration of an "expired" misdemeanor, the defendant...

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