Legal Opinion

Myers v. Commonwealth

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 2001No. 1999-SC-0240-DGPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, Justice.

Appellant Donald Myers was indicted on one count of murder, eight counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree, one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and one count of attempting to elude police. All of the charges arose out of a February 3, 1996 incident during which Appellant, while severely intoxicated, operated his motor vehicle east in the westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 64 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, ultimately colliding head-on with another vehicle. A passenger in the other vehicle died at the scene and three…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Wellman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. GriffinKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Young v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. TiryungKentucky Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. Brooks v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2003

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