An Oxford city court trial for attorney Jay Westfaul has been postponed until October to allow more time for his defense, an attorney for Westfaul said this week.

Westfaul was scheduled to appear Wednesday in Oxford Municipal Court on a DUI-first offense charge, but the trial date has been moved to October 4, said attorney Rhea Tannehill.

Tannehill said he requested the continuance until he has time to review evidence, namely a police video of the DUI stop and Westfaul’s arrest.

Westfaul entered a not guilty plea April 12 on the DUI charge and a charge of not using a turn signal, both misdemeanors. He was pulled over and arrested April 1.

Westfaul serves as a fill-in judge in Batesville Municipal Court, where he oversees similar cases in the absence of Judge Bill McKenzie. A guilty verdict in Oxford could put Westfaul at the mercy of the Miss. Commission on Judicial Performance, which oversees judges’ actions both on and off the court bench.

According to Tannehill, his client has been "very forthcoming" with the commission since his arrest in April.
 

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