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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 29.240 (2026)

Repealed, 1954

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Catchline at repeal: Sessions of grand jury limited; extension of sessions; special sessions. History: Repealed 1954 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 28. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2251.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1952–1956 · leading case: Harrod v. Commonwealth, 253 S.W.2d 574 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952).
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Harrod v. Commonwealth, 253 S.W.2d 574 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). · cites it 9× “The statute, KRS 29.240 is clear: “Grand juries shall not remain in session longer than six days at any regular term of court, but the court may, if the business before the grand jury requires it, extend the time of the grand jury not more than three days longer, and may, in an…”
Tarrence v. Commonwealth, 265 S.W.2d 40 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “KRS 29.240; see Harrod v. Commonwealth, Ky.”
Gafford v. Buchanan, 286 S.W.2d 904 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “The petition charges that the judgment of conviction is void because the indictment was returned by a grand jury illegally impaneled and contrary to the provisions of KRS 29.240. When the indictment was returned, that section limited sessions of a •grand jury to six days in a…”
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