Skeans v. Commonwealth

WILHOIT, Judge.

The issue presented by this case is whether a certified copy of a uniform citation from the record of a prior conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) can be used to prove the date of the prior offense during the trial for a subsequent offense of DUI. The appellant, Edward M. Skeans, was arrested on February 13, 1993, and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, third offense. KRS 189A.010 provides for progressively harsher penalties for each offense within a five-year period for driving a vehicle under the influence of…