Commonwealth v. Grise

The Commonwealth petitions this Court for a writ to prohibit enforcement of the trial court's order authorizing the use of public funds for the procurement of private-expert assistance in William Harry Meece's post-conviction proceedings under Kentucky Rule of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11.42. We find that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering the use of public funds and deny the Commonwealth's petition.

I. BACKGROUND.

A circuit court jury found Meece guilty of three counts of murder, three counts of complicity to murder, first-degree burglary, and two counts of first-degree…