Lawyer for Lamar Odom enters not guilty plea in Las Vegas DUI case
LAS VEGAS (KSNV)— A lawyer for Lamar Odom entered a not guilty plea on the previous NBA participant’s behalf in to Las Vegas DUI case Tuesday.
Odom did not attend the arraignment listening to in Las Vegas Justice Court as his lawyer, Kevin Coburn, waived the studying of a prison grievance.
Coburn requested a bench trial, and the subsequent listening to was scheduled for July 7.
Nevada State Police arrested Odom in January after he was caught dashing on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas. A trooper wrote in the arrest report that he reached 110 miles per hour at one level, however Odom’s SUV was outpacing him.
Once Odom stopped on the aspect of the freeway, the trooper alleged they “could smell the overwhelming odor of Marijuana emanating from the vehicle.”
Odom denied smoking any hashish or consuming alcohol, in keeping with the arrest report, however he later admitted that he might need used marijuana earlier.
Prosecutors have filed a prison grievance charging him with DUI, dashing 41 mph or higher over the restrict and failure to keep up his journey lane, all misdemeanor counts.
A one-time UNLV recruit, Odom performed in the NBA from 1999 to 2013 for the Clippers, Heat, Lakers and Mavericks. He gained two championships throughout his time with the Lakers. He additionally gained further fame for his marriage to actuality TV star Khloé Kardashian.
In 2015, Odom was discovered unconscious at a brothel in Nye County. He was hospitalized in Las Vegas in a comatose state earlier than being transferred to Los Angeles. He and Kardashian later divorced in 2016.
