Vaughn v. Asbury

MILLER, Judge.

Richard Vaughn, Jailer of Boyd County, Kentucky, brings this appeal from an order *316of the Boyd Circuit Court, holding him in contempt of court and imposing a fine of $1,000.00.

The facts are these: On May 28, 1986, the trial of Sheena Greene Barnette began in the Boyd Circuit Court. Appellee, Judge Kelley Asbury, presided. At the time of the trial, Barnette was incarcerated in the Boyd County Jail.

Prior to jury selection, the court’s bailiff asked a jail employee to bring Barnette to the courtroom. This was done. The bailiff also requested that this employee stay with Barnette…