COM. v. WELCH

No. 92-SC-490-DG.

864 S.W.2d 280 (1993)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Movant, v. Connie WELCH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Gorman, Atty. Gen., Michael L. Harned, Asst. Atty. Gen., Crim. Appellate Div., Frankfort, for movant.

Sara L. Mandelbaum, Isabelle Katz Pinzler, Women's Rights Project, American Civ. Liberties Union, New York City, Michael J. Curtis, Ashland, for respondent.


LEIBSON, Justice.

Connie Welch was arrested on November 7, 1989, when police, while executing a warrant at the home of a suspected drug dealer, found Welch in possession of oxycodone, a Schedule II narcotic, and syringes. Welch was under the influence of the oxycodone, having just injected some into her jugular vein. Because she was eight months pregnant when arrested, she was not taken into custody but simply given a date to appear in court.

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