Commonwealth v. Hampton

SPAIN, Justice.

Respondent Troy Hampton, the Knox County Court Clerk, was indicted for seven election law violations and for official misconduct. The two circuit judges for the Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit, which includes Knox County, recused themselves at the request of the respondent. A special judge was then named to preside over the case.

The Commonwealth filed a motion for a change of venue on February 8, 1989. After conducting a hearing, the trial court sustained the motion and informed the parties that a further hearing would be held to determine the county to which venue would be…