Kentucky Statutes 439.370 – Commonwealth’s attorney to cause to be transmitted to the institution a concise statement of facts adduced at trial or hearing
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It shall be the duty of the Commonwealth’s attorney after the imposition of prison sentence, unless the defendant is granted probation, to cause to be forthwith transmitted to the institution with the commitment papers, a concise statement of the facts adduced at the trial or at the hearing of a plea of guilty, together with such notes of testimony as the board may request.
History: Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 13, effective May 18, 1956.
History: Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 13, effective May 18, 1956.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 439.370
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.