Nelson v. Shake

OPINION

Appellant, Rick B. Nelson, sought a writ of prohibition from the Court of Appeals to prohibit the Jefferson Circuit Court from conducting further proceedings regarding his indictment for first-degree rape and first-degree unlawful imprisonment. The main issue in this matter is whether a district court’s order to hold a competency heating prevents any other court proceeding, including a session of the Grand Jury, from going forward until the said hearing has occurred. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

Appellant was charged with first-degree rape and…