Clifton v. Blackburn

PALMORE, Judge.

The appellant, Clifton, is the defendant on a speeding charge pending in the Pres-tonsburg Police Court, of which the appel-lee, Blackburn, is judge. Clifton brought this action in the Floyd Circuit Court to enjoin Judge Blackburn from proceeding with the police court case upon the ground that since neither the police court nor the city makes provision for the payment of jurors for their services the juries empaneled from time to time in that court are illegally constituted, hence Clifton will be denied his statutory right under KRS 26.400 to have a trial by jury. He appeals…