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DOUGLAS v. COM.

No. 2011-CA-000066-MR.

374 S.W.3d 345 (2012)

Veronica DOUGLAS, Appellant v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen K. Schmidt , Assistant Public Advocate, Frankfort, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, Jason B. Moore , Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for appellee.

Before MOORE, STUMBO, and VANMETER, Judges.

OPINION

MOORE, Judge:

Veronica Douglas appeals the Lawrence Circuit Court's judgment convicting her of second-degree manslaughter and sentencing her to serve seven years of imprisonment. After a careful review of the record, we reverse because evidence concerning Douglas's hydrocodone prescriptions should not have been admitted. We remand for a new trial.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 13, 2009, while Douglas was driving...

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