To full understand the higher level of knowledge, experience, skills, and physical abilities than that required to drive a non-commercial vehicle, I personally just got my commercial vehicle license for the SRI truck. In order to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), an applicant must pass both skills and knowledge testing geared to these…
Unfortunately all too often trusted officials don’t uphold their duty to protect and defend those individuals serving time for various crimes in our jail system. This was the case in the 2013 wrongful death case of inmate Larry Trent in the Perry County Detention Center. Deputy Jailers Damon Hickman, and William Howell beat Trent to…
In the past 40 days, SRI’s crime scene re-constructionist, Shelly Rice has had two criminal cases dismissed against our clients by motion of the Commonwealth Attorney. This is virtually unprecedented in criminal cases throughout Kentucky. The latest case involved an attempted murder charge against our client where the police charged him with shooting another man…
Two distinctly different definitions for a commercial motor vehicle are contained within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. These definitions create a lot of confusion for the legal community. The following is an explanation of these two definitions. FMCSR part 383 outlines the requirements for a commercial driver’s license. Part 383.5 defines the types of…
During last year’s NFL playoff’s Dallas Cowboy’s wide receiver Dez Bryant caught the ball at the one yard line but the call was challenged by the Green Bay Packers coach. The referee’s and eventually the NFL said Bryant didn’t maintain possession of the ball. As a Cowboy’s fan, this seemed like and was obviously the…