Hunt v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCHRODER.

Appellant Cameron Hunt petitioned this Court for discretionary review of an opinion by the Court of Appeals affirming the revocation of his probation by the Hickman Circuit Court. We granted discretionary review to clarify the due process requirements for a probation revocation hearing.

In December 2006, Hunt filed a motion to enter a guilty plea to first-degree fleeing and evading and first-degree wanton endangerment (both Class D felonies), as well as a number of misdemeanor charges. The Commonwealth recommended a total sentence of three years’…