EATON v. COM.


562 S.W.2d 637 (1978)

Honorable C. Warren EATON, Special Judge, and Brian Schaefer (Intervenor), Appellants, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Paul Haynes, Frank E. Haddad, Jr., Louisville, for appellants.

David L. Armstrong, Commonwealth's Atty., Scott T. Wendelsdorf, Asst. Commonwealth's Atty., Louisville, Robert F. Stephens, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


JONES, Justice.

The principal question for decision is whether an order of prohibition is available to test a discretionary ruling of a trial court in a pending criminal action.

Brian Schaefer was indicted for the offense of bribing a witness. Prior to trial, Schaefer's counsel made a motion to exclude from evidence a tape-recorded conversation between Schaefer and a Jefferson County narcotics officer. Honorable Benjamin Shobe, the presiding judge, granted...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases