HANCOCK v. SCHROERING


481 S.W.2d 57 (1972)

Ed W. HANCOCK, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Edwin A. SCHROERING, Commonwealth's Attorney 30th Judicial District, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Laura L. Murrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellant.

Edwin A. Schroering, Jr., Commonwealths Atty., Louisville, for appellee.


REED, Judge.

This appeal by the Attorney General is from a declaratory judgment which confined the Attorney General's right to direct the investigation and possible prosecution of alleged criminal activities in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, to joint action with the local Commonwealth's attorney rather than exclusive action by the Attorney General.

The grand jury is convened monthly in Jefferson County. The February 1971 grand jury requested in writing...

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