DETROY v. ROPKE


447 S.W.2d 105 (1969)

Laurence DETROY, Petitioner, v. Honorable Frank A. ROPKE, Judge, Jefferson Circuit Court, Criminal Branch, First Division, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Haddad, Jr., Louisville, for petitioner.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

Laurence Detroy invoked the original jurisdiction of this court pursuant to Section 110 of the Kentucky Constitution, seeking an order prohibiting the late Frank A. Ropke, then Judge of the Jefferson Circuit Court, Criminal Branch, Division 1, from proceeding with a trial of Detroy on a charge of violating KRS 436.230. Detroy contends that to try him for an alleged offense under this statute will unconstitutionally place him in double jeopardy...

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