JONES v. COMMONWEALTH

No. 2011-CA-001298-MR.

413 S.W.3d 306 (2012)

Billy JONES, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court November 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Ransdell , Assistant Public Advocate, Frankfort, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, J. Hays Lawson , Assistant Attorney General, Robert Long (argued), Frankfort, KY, for appellee.

Before ACREE, Chief Judge; NICKELL and STUMBO, Judges.


OPINION

STUMBO, Judge:

Billy Jones appeals from the denial of his motion to enter into the deferred prosecution program set forth in Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 218A.14151. He argues that the trial court erred in holding that it had no authority to consider whether the prosecution's reasons for denying deferred prosecution were substantial and compelling. The Commonwealth argues that the granting of deferred prosecution is solely within the province...

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