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KRS 505.050

Effects of former prosecution in another jurisdiction

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Eldred v. Commonwealth (1995)

Most recently applied in Foley v. Commonwealth (September 2007)

Effective: January 1, 1975 History: Created 1974 Ky

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When conduct constitutes an offense within the concurrent jurisdiction of this state and of the United States or another state, a prosecution in such other jurisdiction is a bar to a subsequent prosecution in this state under the following circumstances:

(1) The former prosecution resulted in an acquittal, a conviction which has not subsequently been set aside, or a determination that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a conviction, and the subsequent prosecution is for an offense involving the same conduct unless:

(a) Each prosecution requires proof of a fact not required in the other prosecution; or (b) The offense involved in the subsequent prosecution was not consummated when the former prosecution began; or (2) The former prosecution was terminated in a final order or judgment which has not subsequently been set aside and which required a determination inconsistent with any fact necessary to a conviction in the subsequent prosecution.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.