Kentucky Statutes 15.090 – Appeals
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The Attorney General may prosecute an appeal, without security, in any case from which an appeal will lie whenever, in his judgment, the interest of the Commonwealth demands it.
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 2. — Amended 1976
Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 8. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 116.
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 2. — Amended 1976
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 15.090
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 8. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective
October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 116.