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Kentucky was a southern border state of key importance in the American Civil War.It officially declared its neutrality at the beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned the Union Army for assistance.
Kentucky is the only state without provision on what happens if the penalty phase of the trial results in a hung jury. Thus, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that in cases that end with a hung jury, the judge must order a penalty retrial, applying the common law rule for mistrial. [2]
In its short history, the Kentucky Supreme Court has not produced much jurisprudence of note. A study published in 2007 by the Supreme Court of California found that of all state supreme courts in the United States, the decisions of the Kentucky Supreme Court were the least followed by other states' appellate courts.
Owsley County is a county located in the Eastern Coalfield region of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,051, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Kentucky.
Leslie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.Its county seat and largest city is Hyden. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,513. [2] It was formed in 1878 from portions of Clay, Harlan, and Perry counties, and named for Preston Leslie, governor of Kentucky from 1871 to 1875.
Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr., educator and author, 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Kelly Coleman Wayland, Kentucky. High school, collegiate and professional basketball player. Bette Henritze, stage, film and TV actress, was born on May 23, 1924, at Betsy Layne. [26] [27] Boyd Holbrook, actor and model, raised in Prestonsburg.
Marion Sayle Taylor was born on August 16, 1889, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Addie T. (née Macklin) and Francis W. Taylor. His father was a traveling Baptist preacher. [1] [2] [3] Around 1900, the family lived in Henderson, Kentucky, for four years. While in Henderson, he studied music under Henry E. von Tobel. [4]