Judge dismisses charge against Rep. Wesley Morgan, who was criticized for trying to pass legislation

[TexasTowelie]

Judge dismisses charge against Rep. Wesley Morgan, who was criticized for trying to pass legislation that would benefit his business

A Kentucky state lawmaker criticized for trying to pass legislation that would have benefited his liquor store business has been cleared of a criminal charge filed against him earlier this year.

Rep. Wesley Morgan (R) was charged in April after police in Barbourville caught him moving alcoholic beverages between two of the five liquor stores he owns in central Kentucky. At the time, state law banned liquor store owners from carrying alcohol across county lines without a transporter’s license, a law designed to curtail bootlegging.

Morgan tried to change that law during the legislative session, one of seven bills he filed that would have benefited liquor store owners like himself. He was criticized by an ethics watchdog group, and his bill did not pass. However, a similar bill sponsored by a fellow Republican lawmaker did pass. That bill said liquor store owners could transfer alcohol between their stores without a transporter’s license as long as they have “prior written approval of the administrator.”

That law went into effect July 1. But Morgan was charged April 26. Tuesday, Judge Wendell Hammonds dismissed that charge and said Morgan was allowed to “take advantage” of the new law even though it had not yet gone into effect.

Read more: http://www.state-journal.com/2017/08/03/judge-dismisses-charge-against-rep-wesley-morgan-who-was-criticized-for-trying-to-pass-legislation-that-would-benefit-his-business/

[Angry Dragon]

1. stupid judge