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Kentucky legislator uses a new Supreme Court ruling in successful DUI defense


Kentucky legislator uses a new Supreme Court ruling in successful DUI defense
Joe Sonka, Louisville Courier Journal
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State Rep. Derek Lewis, R-London
A Laurel County jury this week found Rep. Derek Lewis, R-London, not guilty of operating a vehicle under the influence, in a case directly impacted by a new Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that is drawing criticism from Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
The high court decided April 29 that a person s refusal to submit to a warrantless blood test cannot be used by prosecutors as evidence to prove their guilt or to seek a stiffer penalty.
The court ruling also said prosecutors could not introduce the refusal as a way to explain a lack of evidence showing a defendant’s blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit. ....

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State Rep. Derek Lewis set for jury trial in May for DUI case


By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer
Apr 8, 2021
Rep. Derek Lewis
LAUREL COUNTY - A local state representative has had a jury trial scheduled in Laurel County District Court after being arrested and charged for operating a motor vehicle under the influence back in April of last year.
Two months later, Derek Lewis, who represents Kentucky’s 90th District, pleaded not guilty to the single charge. Lewis was scheduled to stand trial back in September and October of last year, but they were ultimately delayed. On Tuesday, a jury trial was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 19.
Lewis was arrested during the overnight hours of April 16, 2020 by Laurel County Sheriff’s K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler and Sgt. John Inman off Hatcher Road. ....

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