Steenbergen v. Commonwealth

JONES, Justice.

On November 9, 1957, Steenbergen was indicted by a Butler County Grand Jury on a charge of malicious striking and wounding with intent to kill. On November 12, 1957, he waived trial by jury and entered a plea of guilty. By agreement of Steenber-gen, his counsel, and the attorney for the Commonwealth, the trial court imposed a sentence of three years. Steenbergen was formally sentenced on November 16, 1957.

Steenbergen is presently serving a life sentence imposed on a subsequent conviction in March 1971. That conviction was under the Kentucky Habitual Criminal Statute. KRS…