Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

sister was arrested for stealing 34000. from a company she worked at 2 years ago. she did not do this. she just lost her current job because the police came to her job and arrested her, she spent the night in jail, because the bond was 30000. full amount had to be paid not 10 percent, we borrowed from everyone we could find to get her out. she was supposed to go to Ky to either plead guilty or not and be appointed a states attorney. she went to ky no one ask if guilty just told her if she had the money to bail out she could get an attorney. we can not afford an attorney we used all money for the bail. no one has even said what she has exactly done or even read her her rights. we do not know what to do. please help thank you


Asked on 1/05/10, 5:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas McAdam Thomas A. McAdam, III, Attorney

It is not possible to give you a clear legal answer to your inquiry without a more detailed evaluation of the facts of your case. Several questions are presented:

(1) Did she post bond in her own name, or did someone sign the bail receipt for her? In many jurisdictions, a judge will not appoint a public defender if a person can make a high bail bond.

(2) In which Kentucky county is your sister being prosecuted?

(3) If your sister was not read her rights, did she make a confession? If she has not confessed, the fact that she was not read her rights doesn't mean much.

You should not take any action, based upon my advice, without consulting an attorney and explaining all the facts to him. You are best advised to seek the services of a competent Kentucky attorney. You can get a referral to a criminal law specialist from the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at

[email protected].

Additionally, you can telephone your local bar association for a referral, or can find a good lawyer on-line at the Kentucky Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service:

http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=291

Good luck!

Thomas A. McAdam, III

Attorney at Law

234 South Fifth Street

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

(502) 584-7255

[email protected]

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Answered on 1/10/10, 6:01 pm


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