Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Floyd Grover Johnson

Summary

The Court held that the Attorney General’s Office has statewide authority under KRS 218A.240(1) to investigate and enforce drug crimes. It construed the phrase "within their respective jurisdictions" as referring to geographical boundaries and concluded that KRS 15.200 limits prosecutorial intervention but does not restrict independent investigations by the Attorney General’s Office. The Court reversed the Court of Appeals and reinstated the Powell Circuit Court judgment.