JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Jan. 16 whether to hear an appeal from a Mississippi man seeking to a new trial for an aggravated DUI conviction related to a 2012 accident that left a woman in a coma for weeks.
Court officials say a decision could be announced shortly after the court conference
Frank Gideon Whitaker IV, now 29, is serving a 15-year-sentence from Warren County.
Authorities say Whitaker's truck collided head-on with a vehicle driven by 54-year-old Cynthia M. Grantham.
Grantham remained in a coma for several weeks, according to court records. She suffered head injuries and a shattered leg.
Whitaker argues a blood test used to determine if he was intoxicated when the accident happened was unreliable and the results weren't provided to the defense for testing.
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