Judge sets February trial in drunken-driving case against former Kentucky coach Gillispie
By APMonday, October 5, 2009
February trial set in Gillispie DUI case in Ky.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — A judge has set a Feb. 10 trial date in the drunken-driving case against former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie.
Gillispie wasn’t in Anderson County District Court for Monday’s hearing. Attorney William Patrick said he requested a delay in the proceedings because Gillispie hadn’t yet decided whether to agree to a plea bargain.
County Attorney Bobbi Jo Lewis has acknowledged offering Gillispie a plea deal but says she will not accept a plea to a lesser charge than DUI.
Gillispie was arrested Aug. 27 and charged with DUI after refusing sobriety tests during a traffic stop in which officers said they smelled alcohol on his breath.
Gillispie was fired this year after a rocky two-year tenure in which the Wildcats went 40-27.
