Legal Opinion
Barber v. Jackson County Ethics Commission
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 1996No. WD 51887PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.
The Jackson County Ethics Commission issued a subpoena for the bank records of Anthony Barber during its investigation of allegations that an employee of Jackson County had violated conflict of interest provisions of the Jackson County Charter. Mr. Barber challenged the enforcement of the subpoena by filing a petition for a writ of prohibition, claiming that the Ethics Commission lacked authority to issue the subpoena. The Circuit Court of Jackson County found that the Ethics Commission’s investigation was an improper attempt to exercise a judicial function and issued an…
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