{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-31.219","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 31.219","heading":"Appeal by public advocacy attorney.","body":"(1) It shall be the duty of the attorney providing representation under this chapter to file\na notice of appeal after a proceeding from which an appeal is authorized if his or\nher client requests an appeal.\n(2) After the trial attorney providing representation under this chapter has filed a notice\nof appeal as required by the Rules of Criminal Procedure, he or she shall forward to\nthe Appeals Branch of the Department of Public Advocacy a copy of the final\njudgment, the notice of appeal, a statement of any error s committed in the trial of\nthe case which should be raised on appeal, and a designation of that part of the\nrecord that is essential to the appeal.\n(3) Any attorney providing representation under this chapter on an appeal and who,\nafter a conscientious ex amination of the appeal believes the appeal to be wholly\nfrivolous after careful examinations of the record, may request the court to which\nthe appeal has been taken for permission to withdraw from the case. The attorney\nshall file with that request a brie f which sets forth any arguments which might\npossibly be raised on appeal. A copy of the request for permission to withdraw and\nthe brief shall be served upon the client in sufficient time so that the client may\nraise any argument he or she chooses to raise.","path":["KRS Chapter 31"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=57833","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:51Z","sha256":"5447b293fa553359d24060f5510eb9f2a095f3b64c57dc9e692e9644fa310d4e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-31.215","next":"us-ky/krs-31.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}