Raiantez Shackles v. Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky Supreme Court Coverage

See All Episodes

Issues presented include whether a nursing home admittee's statutory healthcare surrogate can execute a binding arbitration agreement on behalf of the admittee when execution of the agreement is a mandatory condition of admission to the nursing home. Oral arguments heard on June 12, 2025.

Issues presented include whether the Court of Appeals erred by vacating the portion of the defendant's sentence that exceeds the statutory maximum when: (1) the defendant's convictions and illegal sentence resulted from a plea agreement under which the Commonwealth agreed to dismiss and reduce charges; (2) this Court's opinion in "McClanahan v. Commonwealth," 308 S.W.3d 694 (Ky. 2010) provides that the proper remedy under similar facts is to set aside the plea agreement, reinstate the original charges, and allow the defendant and Commonwealth to restart the case in circuit court; (3) throughout the postconviction proceedings, the defendant insisted that he did not want to set aside his plea and wished to vacate the excess portion of his sentence; and (4) the Commonwealth did not request the remedy provided by "McClanahan" until it petitioned for rehearing in the Court of Appeals. Oral arguments heard on June 12, 2025.