LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — A judge has set a February trial date in the
drunken-driving case against former Kentucky basketball coach Billy
Gillispie.
Gillispie's
attorney was in Anderson County District Court on Monday to request a
delay because Gillispie hadn't yet decided whether to agree to a plea
bargain.
Judge Linda Armstrong scheduled a final preliminary hearing for Nov. 2 and set a trial date for Feb. 10.
Gillispie's
attorney, William Patrick, declined afterward to say what sparked the
request for a delay. County Attorney Bobbi Jo Lewis declined to comment.
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.
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