(TNS) A Fayette County judge dismissed a murder case three years after a deadly hit-and-run near Leestown Road and accused the Fayette Commonwealth Attorney’s Office of misconduct for a “pattern”
Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Goodman said local prosecutors hadn’t done enough to prove the defendant was liable in a deadly crash, and criticized the prosecutor’s office over the case.
Kentucky attorneys say minority populations can be especially vulnerable to the pressures that ultimately force defendants to plead guilty in felony cases.