“Paul Gold has golden touch in winning DUI acquittals” –The Courier Journal

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Front Page News, lead story in the Courier Journal: December 2, 2012 Written by Andrew Wolfson | The Courier-Journal Louisville attorney Paul Gold has golden touch in winning DUI acquittals Watch the related Courier Journal Video HERE Police seem to catch Paul Gold’s clients dead to rights — driving under the influence, their breath-alcohol levels …

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Sobering Results, Jefferson County judges more lenient than juries on DUI defendants Courier Journal

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You can watch the Courier Journal’s related Video: Video Caption: Sobering Results | A look inside DUI trials: The Courier-Journal reviewed 200 Jefferson County DUI trials and found when the accused request a bench trial instead of a jury trial they are more likely to go free. Written by: Jason Riley and Andrew Wolfson | …

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New state law may ease jail crowding

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By Jason Riley and Jessie Halladay | The Courier-Journal » Starting Wednesday, Kentucky should begin seeing fewer people jailed for misdemeanor crimes such as having a marijuana cigarette or a few pills. Under a new law designed to ease jail crowding, police can issue citations rather than make arrests for dozens of misdemeanors, as long …

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Paul Gold’s Case grabs spotlight on TV show “The First 48”

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‘THE FIRST 48’ Videographer Tom Bailey, working for the A&E true-crime series “The First 48,” records the court proceedings last month involving defendant Frederick Davis, one of several Louisville cases the TV show has followed. Cameras complicate judicial matters, even after filming ends By Jason Riley jriley@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal When A&E’s true-crime show “The First …

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Breath Test vs. Burp

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September 5, 2010 | By Andrew Wolfson | awolfson@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal It is considered crass in most cultures, and hardly a subject of polite conversation. But now the Kentucky Supreme Court must answer a profound legal question about the burp: Is one enough to invalidate an alcohol breath test? A Jefferson district judge decided that …

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Trouble with expungement — Erasing the past

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Filing errors also leave some sealed cases open and Confusing laws allow abuse and inequality Byline: Jason Riley and Kay Stewart May 15, 2005 Source: The Courier-Journal Thousands of Kentuckians are erasing their arrests and convictions every year by taking advantage of expungement laws that make it cheap and easy to bury their past mistakes. …

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Adult-entertainment law is blocked

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Injunction is issued after suit questions its constitutionality Mar 6, 2004 Author: Joseph Gerth |  jgerth@courier-journal.com  |  Source: The Courier-Journal   >> Nude dancing returned to Louisville yesterday, following a one-night hiatus, when a judge issued an order blocking the metro government from enforcing its strict new adult-entertainment ordinance. The ruling by Jefferson Circuit Judge …

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Limits for adult stores challenged

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Lawsuit claims new metro rules on operations illegal Joseph Gerth jgerth@courier-journal.com Source: The Courier-Journal A new Louisville metro government ordinance that limits the hours that strip clubs and adult bookstores can operate is unconstitutional, lawyers for several adult businesses told a Jefferson circuit judge yesterday. But a lawyer for the metro government argued that courts …

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