Bush v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LEIBSON, Justice.

Terry Bush was convicted of wanton murder, four counts of first-degree assault, driving under the influence, and driving on a suspended license. He was sentenced to thirty years on the murder conviction, and lesser penalties on the others to run concurrently.

These convictions resulted from a motor vehicle collision which occurred September 23, 1990, and resulted in killing the driver of the other vehicle, Delbert Wayne Coak-ley, who was a well known figure involved in stock car racing, and injuring Coakley’s wife and the two friends sharing his vehicle,…