K.R. v. COM.

No. 2010-SC-000076-DG.

360 S.W.3d 179 (2012)

K.R. (a/k/a J.W.), a Child, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 23, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce P. Hackett , Chief Appellate Defender, Elizabeth B. McMahon , Assistant Public Defender, Emily Nicole Farrar-Crockett , Office of the Louisville Metro Public Defender, Louisville, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General, Samuel Joseph Floyd, Jr. , Dorislee J. Gilbert , Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Special Assistant Attorney General, Louisville, KY, for appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice NOBLE.

This case comes before the Court on review of the Court of Appeals' affirmance of entry of a writ of mandamus by the Jefferson Circuit Court requiring the Jefferson District Court to transfer Appellant, K.R., a/k/a J.W., to circuit court as a youthful offender pursuant to the mandatory transfer language in KRS 635.020(4) when a firearm is used in commission of a felony offense. For...

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