Donald Howard v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: AUGUST 25, 2016 TO BE PUBLISHED oi5ujarrinr &turf of flfirifthigH 2015-SC-000377-MR LI 1-1 ATEWAlleidrimait D DONALD HOWARD APPELLANT ON APPEAL FROM CARROLL CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE REBECCA LESLIE KNIGHT, JUDGE NO. 15-CR-00005 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON AFFIRMING, IN PART, VACATING IN PART, AND REMANDING Donald Howard entered an open guilty plea to five counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, second offense. He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with a $1,000 fine on each count with two counts running…