Legal Opinion
Chambers v. Stengel
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided February 22, 2001No. 2000-SC-0062-CLPublished
1Opinion of the Court
37 S.W.3d 741 (2001)
James W. CHAMBERS, Appellant,
v.
David STENGEL, in His Capacity as Jefferson County Commonwealth, Attorney; Michael Conliffe, in His Capacity as Jefferson County Attorney and A.B. Chandler III, in His Capacity as Attorney General, Appellees.
No. 2000-SC-0062-CL.
Supreme Court of Kentucky.
February 22, 2001.
GRAVES, Justice.
The Kentucky Constitution provides that the Supreme Court has the sole authority to regulate and discipline "members of the bar." see Ky. Const. § 116. However, the Kentucky Constitution does not give the Supreme Court the power to criminalize lawyer conduct.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Drumm v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
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