{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-508.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 508.010","heading":"Assault in the first degree.","body":"(1) A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when:\n(a) He intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person by means of\na deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or\n(b) Under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human\nlife he wantonly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to\nanother and thereby causes serious physical injury to another person.\n(2) Assault in the first degree is a Class B felony.","path":["KRS Chapter 508"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19727","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T21:00:01Z","sha256":"cb7ad299fae3a98f4d86291f6a98d514a9b7fae163f6715cffb557b5cfb9c9d5","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-507a.060","next":"us-ky/krs-508.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}