COM. v. GREEN

No. 2004-SC-000534-DG.

194 S.W.3d 277 (2006)

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellant, v. Hon. James GREEN, Judge, Jefferson District Court, Appellee, and Damon Richard Clayton; and Donald Wayne Davis, Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General, Paul W. Richwalsky, Jr., Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, Jefferson County Attorney's Office, Christopher A. Melton, Assistant Jefferson County Attorney, Jefferson County Attorney's Office, Louisville, Counsel for Appellant.

Hon. James Green, Judge, Jefferson District Court, Louisville, for Appellee.

John H. Harralson, III, Louisville, Counsel for Real Party in Interest, Donald Wayne Davis.

Wallace N. Rogers, Mulhall, Turner, Hoffman & Coombs, Louisville, Counsel for Real Party in Interest, Damon Richard Clayton.


ROACH, Justice.

The Commonwealth appeals the denial of its petition for a writ of prohibition against the Honorable James Green, a Jefferson County District Judge.1 The Commonwealth sought the writ after the District Court granted motions by Davis and Clayton,2 over the Commonwealth's objection, for bench trials of various misdemeanor traffic violations, including, for both men, first-offense driving under...

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