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The New Kentucky Supreme Court Demonstrates Reason Over Passion In Decision that Limits Prejudicial Evidence Which Has No Probative Value By Restricting so called ?Police Officer Expert? Medical Testimony and Holding that Evidence of Drug Use With No Proof of Impairment Can Not Be Introduced.

By Stan

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 On Oct. 29th. the Kentucky Supreme Court demonstrated that law, common sense, and good science should prevail over prejudice against anyone who might have mere traces of drugs or intoxicants in their blood.   In the case cited below (Burton v. Commonwealth), the court held that the Commonwealth could not introduce evidence that a defendant had traces [...]

Full post as published by LawReader on October 30, 2009 (boomark / email).

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