Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Wasson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 12, 1990No. 89-CA-079-DGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

WEST, Judge.

This matter is before this Court on discretionary review from an order of the Fayette Circuit Court dismissing the Commonwealth’s appeal from a judgment of the Fayette District Court on the grounds that the County Attorney had no authority to pursue an appeal without prior approval of the Attorney General. The District Court declared KRS 510.100 (Sodomy in the Fourth Degree) to be violative of the Kentucky Constitution and dismissed the charge of Criminal Solicitation of Sodomy in the Fourth Degree against the appellee, Jeffrey Wasson. The Circuit Court declined to reach the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LittrellKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Commonwealth ex rel. Stumbo v. WilsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Asher v. MillsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967

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