Dedic v. Commonwealth

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Dedic, was convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants [hereinafter DUI], second offense, a misdemeanor, on December 17, 1993. Appellant then appealed the conviction to the Fayette Circuit Court. The conviction was affirmed. The Court of.Appeals denied discretionary review. This Court granted discretionary review to clarify the issue concerning introduction of prior DUI convictions.

Appellant asserts that the trial court erred by: 1) allowing introduction of appellant’s previous DUI conviction during the prosecution’s case-in-chief; 2)…