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HB256 • 2026
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.
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AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.
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AN ACT relating to criminal procedure.
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1576 Page 1 of 1 XXXX 1/8/2026 11:30 AM Jacketed AN ACT relating to criminal procedure. 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 Section 1. KRS 23A.080 is amended to read as follows: 3 (1) A direct appeal may be taken from District Court to Circuit Court from any final 4 action of the District Court. 5 (2) The Circuit Court may issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, 6 or the complete determination of any cause within its appellate jurisdiction. 7 (3) An appeal may be taken to the Circuit Court by the state in criminal cases from 8 an adverse decision or ruling of the District Court, but only under the following 9 conditions: 10 (a) The appeal shall not suspend the proceedings in the case; 11 (b) The appeal shall be taken in the manner provided by the Rules of Criminal 12 Procedure and the Rules of Appellate Procedure; and 13 (c) When an appeal is taken pursuant to this subsection, the Cir cuit Court, if 14 the record warrants, may reverse the decision of the District Court and 15 order a new trial in any case in which a new trial would not constitute 16 double jeopardy or otherwise violate any constitutional rights of the 17 defendant. 18