Stone v. Riddell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 13 — PETITION ORDINARY — AGREED CASE APPEAL PROM BATH CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— Act of February 21, 1868, Session Acts,p. 23. Act of March 8, 1856, 1 Stanton, 190. Act of January 14, 1858, 1 Stanton, 191.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Williams
As has frequently been decided by this court, Commonwealth Attorneys have no vested interest in forfeited recognizances until reduced to judgment, when they, by law, are entitled to thirty per cent, of the judgment, and which cannot be remitted by the Governor.
The “ act to fix the fees of county attorneys,” of February 21, 1868 (1 Sess. Acts, 23), gave to county attorneys fifteen per cent. “ of all judgments on forfeited recognizances,” in cases where they prosecuted the accused before the committing court, and aided the Commonwealth’s Attorney in recovering judgment on the forfeited…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Chaplin v. HewlettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1870
- Hager v. FranklinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Walker v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1872