Commonwealth v. Carnes
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 43. — PROCEEDINGS BY THE COMMONWEALTH TO RESTRAIN WILLIAM M. CARNES PROM ACTING AS SPECIAL JUDGE. IN THE CASÉ OP COMMONWEALTH AGAINST,HARGIS AND OTHERS IN THE BREATHITT CIRCUIT COURT On motion before the Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Hobson
Overruling motion.
The regular circuit judge declined to sit in the case of Commonwealth v. James Hargis, and several other prosecutions pending in the Breathitt circuit court. The Governor appointed William M. Games as special judge to hold the court. . He called a special term, of, the court for the trial of the eases, and was proceeding with the trial of the case of Commonwealth v. Hargis, when the Attorney General and the commonwealth’s attorney filed in this court a petition praying this court to issue a writ, restraining him from further proceeding in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Breckinridge v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1895
3Cited by7 opinions
- Frasure v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Hamilton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1934
- Carter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Hall v. Eversole's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Bates v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
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