Rosen v. Watson

Opinion of the Court by

Justice COOPER.

Appellee Joseph Watson is charged with escape in the second degree, a Class D felony, KRS 520.030(2). After the Boyd Circuit Court denied his motion to dismiss for failure to comply with his request for final disposition, KRS 500.110, Appellee petitioned the Court of Appeals for relief pursuant to CR 76.36. The Court of Appeals granted the petition and issued a writ prohibiting the Boyd Circuit Court from continuing the prosecution of the escape charge. Appellants appeal from that action as a matter of right. Ky. Const. § 115; CR 76.36(7)(a). We affirm.

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