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Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL STUMBO ISSUES OPINION TO JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY

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May 8, 2007
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The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following opinion:

Subject: The right of the County Attorney to actively participate in court proceedings involving the prosecution of offenses in District Court.

Requested by: Hon. Irv MazeCounty Attorney, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Written by: Ken. W. RiggsAssistant Attorney General

Syllabus: The County Attorney has a duty to prosecute all criminal cases in the District Court, and inherent in that duty is a right to be present and heard in all court proceedings con-ducted that involve criminal prosecution in the District Court.

Statutes construed: KRS 15.725(2)

Opinion of the Attorney General

The Hon. Irv Maze, County Attorney for Jefferson ...

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