SMITHERS v. KNIGHT


351 S.W.2d 873 (1961)

Vell Keith SMITHERS, Petitioner, v. Hon. Thomas J. KNIGHT, Judge Jefferson Circuit Court, Criminal Branch, First Div., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 1, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy C. Shearer, Louisville, for petitioner.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

This is an original action seeking a writ prohibiting the Honorable Thomas J. Knight, a judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court, from proceeding further in an action pending in that court and from permitting agents from New York to remove the plaintiff from the jurisdiction of this state pending an appeal from a judgment denying habeas corpus. A temporary writ was entered on August 18, 1961. Motions for a stay of proceedings and for bail pending...

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