Pierce v. Commonwealth
Kentucky Supreme Court
777 S.W.2d 926 (1989)
Relevant factsFree
Pierce (defendant) was convicted under a City of Florence ordinance criminalizing solicitation to engage in conduct constituting sodomy, receiving a harsher fine and jail sentence than the parallel state solicitation statute would have imposed for the same conduct; Pierce argued the ordinance was preempted by the state's comprehensive statutory scheme covering criminal solicitation.
IssueFree
Whether, in Kentucky, a city or municipality may enact a criminal ordinance that conflicts with a comprehensive legislative scheme on the same subject matter provided by state statute.
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