COMMONWEALTH v. YOUNG

2013-SC-000367-DG.

487 S.W.3d 430 (2016)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Michael YOUNG and Janie Young, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Modified: May 5, 2016.

Rehearing Denied May 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT: Jack Conway , Attorney General, William Bryan Jones , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Criminal Appeals, Office of the Attorney General, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Perry Thomas Ryan , Assistant Attorney General, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, MICHAEL YOUNG: Roy Alyette Durham II , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, 200 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 500, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE, JANIE YOUNG: Karen Shuff Maurer , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, 200 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 500, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.


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