Appeals from District Court -- Issuance of writs by Circuit Court
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Hoskins v. Maricle (2004)
Most recently applied in S.S. v. Commonwealth (November 2016)
Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Created 1976 (1st Extra
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) A direct appeal may be taken from District Court to Circuit Court from any final action of the District Court.
(2) The Circuit Court may issue all writs necessary in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, or the complete determination of any cause within its appellate jurisdiction.
Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.