Judge finds probable cause in Jessamine woman’s 2006 DUI case
NICHOLASVILLE Police had probable cause to think a Jessamine County woman was drunk after a 2006 crash that killed three children and led to the death of an adult passenger, a judge ruled Wednesday. Citing testimony taken during a hearing ordered by the Kentucky Supreme Court, Jessamine Circuit Judge Hunter Daugherty said deputy sheriffs had [...]
High court orders new trial in Richmond murder case
FRANKFORT The Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction of a Richmond man convicted of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter. Ronald Crabtree, who was sentenced to 45 years in prison in the death of Callie Robinson, will get a new trial. The state Supreme Court said in a 5-2 ruling Thursday that he deserved a [...]
High court rules newspaper’s lawsuit was flawed
The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss an attempt by the Herald-Leader and other state media to get access to a 1983 court statement by road paving magnate Leonard Lawson. The state’s high court agreed with the Court of Appeals, which said the lawsuit brought by The Courier-Journal of [...]
Maner weeps after court upholds judgment against Fayette schools
The Kentucky Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review the Carol Lynne Maner sex-abuse case, letting stand a $3.7-million judgment against the Fayette County Public Schools. No further avenue of appeal remains available to the school district, other than taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Maner, who received the news shortly after noon, said [...]