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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Law - Kentucky Court refuses to halt jurors: More indictments possible, judges say
"Court refuses to halt jurors: More indictments possible, judges say" is the headline to this Louisville Courier Journal story today in the continuing saga involving Kentucky Governor Fletcher's hiring practices. Some quotes:
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The special grand jury investigating state hiring can still return indictments even if those indicted are protected by Gov. Ernie Fletcher's pardon, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled yesterday.[Many more stories may be found by typing "Fletcher" in the search box.]The three-judge appeals court panel unanimously rejected Fletcher's request that the grand jury be told not to return further indictments that would be covered by Fletcher's Aug. 29 pardon.
The ruling also affirmed Fletcher's claim that his pardon order extends to people who have not been indicted. But the panel said courts must avoid "meddling" by telling a grand jury who it cannot indict.
The ruling also appears to allow the grand jury to issue a report, saying that reports -- like indictments -- "are not consequences of a conviction" that a pardon would prohibit.
[More] Here is the Kentucky Law Blog entry on the ruling, including a direct link to the 22-page decision in Gov. Fletcher v. Judge Graham.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 17, 2005 08:41 AM
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