Legal Question in Criminal Law in Kentucky

my name is tammy and my boyfriend dwayne coldiron spit on a corrections officer inm 2008 and no charges were pressed. he served on a different charge in june. before they let him out they said there were no other charges. then the day after he served out a charge was brought up. it was an assalt charge about the incedent in 2008. i was just wondering is this completly legal? he was incarserated the entire time. please e-mail me. thanks


Asked on 12/29/09, 11:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Thomas McAdam Thomas A. McAdam, III, Attorney

It is not possible to give you a clear legal answer to your inquiry without a more detailed evaluation of the facts of your case. Misdemeanor charges are subject to a one-year statute of limitations in Kentucky; meaning that if your boyfriend was charged with assault more than one year after spitting on the corrections officer, he may be able to have the charge dismissed.

Your boyfriend is best advised to seek the services of a competent Kentucky attorney. You can get a referral to a criminal law specialist from the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, at

[email protected].

Additionally, you can telephone your local bar association for a referral, or can find a good lawyer on-line at the Kentucky Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service:

http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=291

Good luck!

Thomas A. McAdam, III

Attorney at Law

234 South Fifth Street

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

(502) 584-7255

[email protected]

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Answered on 1/05/10, 11:59 am


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