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Estep v. Commonwealth

Citations

  • 957 S.W.2d 191
  • 1997 Ky. LEXIS 104
  • 1997 WL 547523

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  • defendant could not complain on appeal of use of videotaped deposition where she agreed prior to trial that expert’s deposition could be used as evidence
  • wanton murder conviction upheld on evidence of the defendant’s ingestion of controlled substances and subsequent erratic operation of a motor vehicle
  • wanton murder conviction upheld on evidence of the defendant's ingestion of controlled substances and subsequent erratic operation of a motor vehicle
  • \Blood tests revealed the existence of five different types of drugs in Estep's body. ...\
  • “Intoxication may be caused by either drugs or alcohol” (citing Burnett v. Commonwealth, 284 S.W.2d 654 (Ky. 1955))
  • defendant was under the influence of five different medications, -speeding, and passing in a no-passing zone near. a. curve in a two-lane highw11.y

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Judges: Stephens, Cooper, Graves, Johnstone, Wintersheimer, Lambert, Stumbo

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