Commonwealth v. Maricle

GRAVES, Justice.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky appeals from an order of the Court of Appeals which denied the Commonwealth’s petition for a writ of prohibition and/or mandamus. The Commonwealth sought an order directing the Clay Circuit Court to disqualify Appellees from further representation of Reginald Stidham. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse, in part, the Court of Appeals and grant the Commonwealth extraordinary relief.

Stidham, the defendant in the underlying criminal action, is charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, leaving the scene of…