Legal Opinion
Cormney v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 13, 1996No. 95-CA-2159-MRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMBS, Judge.
Timothy Cormney appeals his conviction in Fayette Circuit Court for the offenses of second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence. These charges stemmed from a ear crash that occurred on Alumni Drive in Lexington. Cormney contends that the circuit court erred by refusing to suppress evidence seized by the Commonwealth from the wreckage; by refusing to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful seizure of his clothing from the hospital; by permitting certain expert opinion testimony; and by failing to declare a mistrial. Having carefully considered…
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