Ditty v. Hampton

CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Harlan Circuit Court, being of the opinion that the police court of the City of Harlan (a fourth-class city) is unconstitutionally constituted to try criminal proceedings, entered judgment enjoining the judge of that court from taking any steps in the prosecution of one Larry Hampton on two charges of violations of the motor-vehicle traffic laws, punishable by fine alone, and a charge of disorderly conduct, punishable both by fine and by imprisonment up to six months. The judgment further enjoined the police judge from presiding over any criminal trial or exercising…