COM. v. HAMBLEM


628 S.W.2d 345 (1981)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Jerry HAMBLEM, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1981.

Opinion and order vacating order granting discretionary review and remanding to Court of Appeals for final disposition February 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Gail Allen, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Louisville, for appellant.

Frank W. Heft, Jr., Chief Appellate, Public Defender, Daniel T. Goyette Chief Deputy Public Defender, Bruce P. Hackett, Asst. Dist. Defender, Jefferson Dist. Public Defender, Louisville, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, HOWERTON and LESTER, JJ.


HOWARD, Judge.

This appeal involves a question that has not previously been determined by our Court; that is, whether the issuance of an indictment on a felony charge places sole jurisdiction in the circuit court, thereby terminating jurisdiction in the district court.

The appellee was arrested by the Louisville Police on May 18, 1978, and charged with burglary in the first degree. On May 26, 1978, an indictment charging burglary in the first degree and persistent...

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