Stewart v. Taustine

WILLIAMS, Judge.

This original action seeks by writ of mandamus to require the Judge of the Louisville Police Court to impanel a jury to try the petitioner on a charge of petit larceny. The petitioner feels his constitutional rights have been abrogated by the refusal of the respondent so to do.

Without reaching the merits of petitioner’s contention we are of the opinion that the writ will not lie. Section 110 of the Kentucky Constitution invests this Court with the power to issue such writs as may be necessary to give it a general control of inferior jurisdictions. The exercise of that control…