{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-22a.020","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 22A.020","heading":"Jurisdiction -- Appeal procedures.","body":"(1) Except as provided in Section 110 of the Constitution, an appeal may be taken as a\nmatter of right to the Court of Appeals from any conviction, final judgment, order,\nor decree in any case in Circuit Court, including a family court division of Circuit\nCourt, unless such conviction, final judgment, order, or decree was rendered on an\nappeal from a court inferior to Circuit Court.\n(2) The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review interlocutory orders of the Circuit\nCourt in civil cases, but only as authoriz ed by rules promulgated by the Supreme\nCourt.\n(3) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, there shall be no review by\nappeal or by writ of certiorari from that portion of a final judgment, order or decree\nof a Circuit Court dissolving a marriage.\n(4) An appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals by the state in criminal cases from\nan adverse decision or ruling of the Circuit Court, but only under the following\nconditions:\n(a) Such appeal shall not suspend the proceedings in the case.\n(b) Such appeal shall be taken in the manner provided by the Rules of Criminal\nProcedure and the Rules of the Supreme Court, except that the record on\nappeal shall be transmitted by the clerk of the Circuit Court to the Attorney\nGeneral; and if the Attorney General  is satisfied that review by the Court of\nAppeals is important to the correct and uniform administration of the law, he\nmay deliver the record to the clerk of the Court of Appeals within the time\nprescribed by the above-mentioned rules.\n(c) When an appeal is taken pursuant to this subsection, the Court of Appeals, if\nthe record so warrants, may reverse the decision of the Circuit Court and order\na new trial in any case in which a new trial would not constitute double\njeopardy or otherwise violate any constitutional rights of the defendant.\n(5) Any party aggrieved by the judgment of the Circuit Court in a case appealed from a\ncourt inferior thereto may petition the Court of Appeals for a writ of certiorari.","path":["KRS Chapter 22A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=20561","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:42Z","sha256":"a6415336c18efba0574eddc9507412a6e8aefd0662d4bdc1eee56916535fc407","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-22a.010","next":"us-ky/krs-22a.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}