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26 Jan Snow Day at the Court of Appeals: Jan 23 Round Up

Sadly, the Kentucky Court of Appeals issued no family law decisions this week. No reported decisions, no unreported decisions. Nothing. The criminal tally is similarly bleak. The Court of Appeals favored the prosecution in every case. Final score of Cops 4, Robbers 0. A criminal cases...

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16 Jan New Year, More Cases: Jan 9 Round Up

One dynamite case and one dud this week. Plus, the weekly criminal tally. It's time for the Round Up! Evangeline Allen v. Byron Newton and T.N., a minor child, 2025-CA-0304 If unpublished opinions didn't matter, this one wouldn't. But they do — and this one is dynamite. In...

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16 Jan Dec 12 Round Up

There are three cases from the Kentucky Court of Appeals from the week of December 12. Read on to see the ins and outs of them according to us here at the Round Up. Denetta Kaye Cornett v. Jack Wayne Cornett, 2024-CA-0028 In this case, Judge Acree...

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08 Jan Dec 5 Round Up: Procedural Reminders

Charli Tamika Sparks v. Gareth John Sparks, 2024-CA-1370 This week's Round Up brings a critical (and unfortunately, common) procedural reminder from the Court of Appeals in a custody dispute out of Wolfe County Family Court. The Opinion, authored by Judge Eckerle, serves as a textbook example...

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25 Aug August 2025 Supreme Court Round Up

August was an interesting month for the Supreme Court of Kentucky. One big case in family law. And a collection of cases for our criminal defense friends. (Spoiler alert: Most of the criminal cases are not good.) David Lemaster v. Kendra Stiltner; Christopher Clay Stiltner; and...

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