Executive Branch Ethics Commission v. Stephens

92 S.W.3d 69 (2002)

EXECUTIVE BRANCH ETHICS COMMISSION, Appellant,

v.

Don STEPHENS, Appellee.

No. 2000-SC-0578-DG.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

October 17, 2002.

Boyce A. Crocker, General Counsel, Executive Branch Ethics Commission, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellants.

Phillip J. Shepherd, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from an opinion of the Court of Appeals affirming an order of the Franklin Circuit Court granting summary judgment for Stephens and finding that the Executive Branch Ethics Commission was without jurisdiction to investigate Stephens for possible…