Kentucky

KY  11.14 Protection of Property (From Damage)

Kentucky Instructions to Juries – Criminal (Cooper) CHAPTER 11 DEFENSESPart 2. Justification § 11.14 Protection of Property (From Damage) [KRS 503.080(1)] Instruction No. ___________ Protection of Property A. If at the time the Defendant (method) (if he did so), he believed that (victim) was about to intentionally damage the Defendant’s property, and if (victim) neither had

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KY 508.060. Wanton endangerment in the first degree.

Kentucky Revised Statutes TITLE L Kentucky Penal Code (Chs. 500 — 534) CHAPTER 508 Assault and Related Offenses (§§ 508.010 — 508.175) 508.060. Wanton endangerment in the first degree. (1) A person is guilty of wanton endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life, he wantonly

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Rodgers v. Commonwealth, 285 S.W.3d 740 (KY Supreme Court 2009)

Rodgers v. Commonwealth, 285 S.W.3d 740 (KY Supreme Court 2009) Supreme Court of Kentucky June 25, 2009, Rendered 2007-SC-000040-MR 285 S.W.3d 740 | 2009 Ky. LEXIS 163 FRANK RODGERS, APPELLANT v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, APPELLEE Counsel: FOR APPELLANT: Daniel T. Goyette, Louisville Metro Public Defender, Louisville, KY; Bruce P. Hackett, Deputy Appellate Defender, Office of

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KY 503.090. Use of physical force in law enforcement.

Kentucky Revised Statutes (K.R.S.) Title L. Kentucky Penal Code Chapter 503. General Principles of Justification 503.090. Use of physical force in law enforcement. (1) The use of physical force by a defendant upon another person is justifiable when the defendant, acting under official authority, is making or assisting in making an arrest, and he: (a)

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KY KIJ-Cr 3.12A Deadly Weapon

Kentucky Instructions to Juries – Criminal CHAPTER 3 ASSAULTS AND RESTRAINTS OF PERSONS Part 1. Definitions § 3.12A Deadly Weapon [KRS 500.080(4)] [Wilburn v. Commonwealth, 312 S.W.3d 321 (Ky. 2010)] “Deadly weapon” means: [any weapon of mass destruction] [any weapon from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or other serious physical injury, may be

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KY KIJ-Cr 3.09 Serious Physical Injury

Kentucky Instructions to Juries – Criminal CHAPTER 3 ASSAULTS AND RESTRAINTS OF PERSONS Part 1. Definitions § 3.09 Serious Physical Injury [KRS 500.080(17)] Serious Physical Injury—Means physical injury which creates a substantial risk of death, or which causes serious and prolonged disfigurement, prolonged impairment of health, or prolonged loss or impairment of the function of any

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