Kentucky Daubert Law

MICHAEL TORRENCE V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

<center><h2> Frankfort, KY - Criminal defense attorney represented Michael D. Torrence with first-degree assault and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon..</h2></center> Michael Torrence's charges stem from events surrounding the shooting of Gerrado Thomas on the afternoon of May 17, 2016, on 26th Street in Louisville. The shooti... More...

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CHARLES LAMAR RICHARDSON V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

<center> <table> <td> <img width="400" src=" http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/Content/OffenderPhotos/0105478.jpg"> </td> </table> <h2> </h2> </center> On May 31, 2015, Paul Cason, a seventy-four-year-old man, stopped at a Shell gas station in Louisville. He entered the store, purchased two lottery tickets, and paid for gas. He w... More...

$0 (06-15-2020 - KY)

Jamie L. Wilden v. Laury Transportation, LLC and Great Dan Limited Partnership

This Kentucky state-law products-liability case was brought on behalf of Janice T. Wilden and her young son, both of whom were involved in a serious traffic accident with an eighteen-wheel tractor-trailer. Janice Wilden suffered severe brain damage when her sedan was pulled beneath the side of the trailer in what is known as a “side-underride” crash. The only remaining defendant is Great Dane ... More...

$0 (08-23-2018 - KY)

MELINDA TURNER V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY <table> <td>

Over a period of several months,' Turner and Pomeroy had a tumultuous courtship which ended with Pomeroy's death by stabbing on August 9, 2010. Initially, Turner and Pomeroy lived in a residence with Pomeroy's parents, but later the couple moved into an Owen County farmhouse owned by Turner's family. Due to their turbulent relationship, Turner and Pomeroy briefly stopped s... More...

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<h3>MATTHEW SMITH A/K/A MADDIE SMITH V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY </h3>

It appears that the only witnesses to the events that occurred in the hours immediately preceding Eric Schreiber's death were Smith and Eric Schreiber (Schreiber). As such, we note that the background facts provided only present Smith's rendition of what occurred on the morning of January 1, 2014. On December 31, 2013, Smith attended a New Year's Eve party at David an... More...

$0 (09-27-2016 - KY)

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY V. CHRISTOPHER J. MCGORMAN, JR. AND CHRISTOPHER J. MCGORMAN, JR. V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

During the evening of January 29, 2000, Larry Raney and his mother were visiting an acquaintance who lived in Hancock Valley, a subdivision in western Clark County. McGorman, who was a classmate of Raney, was aware of the visit. McGorman contacted Raney and invited him to visit his parents' residence which was located nearby. After Raney arrived, McGorman lured him down to... More...

$0 (03-17-2016 - KY)

ALFRED IVEY, JR. V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Ivey was in a long-term sexual relationship with his half-sister, Novina Peel.' They lived together in Hardin County, Kentucky, from 1994 to 2007. Peel had a daughter, Karen, 2 from a previous relationship. 1 They shared the same father, Alfred Ivey, Sr. 2 We refer to the daughter with a pseudonym to protect her identity. In 2003, when Karen was thirteen years old, she ... More...

$0 (02-19-2016 - KY)

TAMMY DILLARD V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Appellant Tammy Dillard entered a conditional guilty plea to Failure of Owner to Maintain Required Insurance/ Security and received a two year sentence, conditionally discharged, with "restitution to be determined." The restitution issue arose when Dillard, while driving her uninsured vehicle, collided with another vehicle, allegedly causing $3,600 in damages. Before the J... More...

$0 (12-27-2015 - KY)

G.C. v. Owensboro Public Schools

Plaintiff-Appellant G.C. began attending school in the Owensboro Public School District as an out-of-district student in 2005. In September 2009, G.C. was caught sending text messages in class. School officials confiscated his cell phone and read the text messages. Because this was the last in a series of disciplinary infractions, Superintendent Dr. Larry Vick ("Vickâ€) revoke... More...

$0 (03-28-2013 - KY)

Tinna Dilts v. United Group Services,LLC

Tinna Dilts, as ancillary administratrix of the Estate of Rickie Dilts, and Sandi Neace, as administratrix of the Estate of Matthew Collins, brought a wrongful death action against Defendants Maxim Crane Works, L.P., United Group Services, LLC, North American Stainless Steel, and Siemens Industry, Inc. The district court granted summary judgment to all three Defendants. Dilts argues on appeal that... More...

$0 (09-18-2012 - KY)