Prather v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Judge.

Appellant filed this habeas corpus action in forma pauperis pro se, asserting that he had been deprived of his constitutional rights and that the state had waived its jurisdiction over him by turning him over to the Federal authorities in the Western District of Kentucky.

The appellant had been arrested in Nelson County charged with carrying a deadly weapon and being in possession of burglary tools. Since he was unable to make bail, he was detained in custody in the Nelson County jail. He was released to the Federal authorities to face a charge that he had transported a car in…