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27A.420 Sentencing level relating to plea bargaining.
The sentencing level of the system shall consist of at least the following information in
regard to plea bargaining:
(1) Did the defendant plead guilty to any offense in exchange for a lesser penalty or in
exchange for dropping other charges against him;
(2) If the answer to subsection (1) of this section is yes:
(a) What offenses and levels of offense was a guilty plea accepted to; list each
separately; and
(b) What offenses and levels of offense were dismissed in exchange for a plea of
guilty; list each separately;
(3) What punishment was imposed for each offense for which a plea of guilty was
accepted in exchange for a lesser penalty or in exchange for dropping charges:
(a) Imprisonment; list offense and term of imprisonment for each offense
separately; and
(b) Fine; list offense, and amount of fine for each offense separately;
(4) Was probation, suspended sentence or any other nonimposition of sentence imposed
for any offense where a plea of guilty was made in exchange for a lesser penalty or
in exchange for dropping other charges:
(a) Describe each separately; and
(b) Describe any conditions placed upon each; list separately.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 389, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1986.
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