Royalty v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Additionally, common sense dictates that appellant was already a second time offender of KRS 189A.010 when he submitted to trial by jury on November 10, 1986, in Breckinridge County. To hold otherwise would grant the appellant a license to continue to drive intoxicated from his arrest until trial and judgment without the added penalty of KRS 189A.010(2)(b) or (c). We assume the Kentucky Legislature did not intend such a ridiculous result.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Beard