Michael Torrence v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: FEBRUARY 20, 2020 TO BE PUBLISHED 2018-SC-000322-MR MICHAEL TORRENCE ON APPEAL FROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT V. HONORABLE AUDRA JEAN ECKERLE, JUDGE NOS. 16-CR-001550 AND 18-CR-000152 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE WRIGHT AFFIRMING In a tri-furcated proceeding, a Jefferson Circuit Court jury convicted Appellant Michael D. Torrence of first-degree assault and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. The jury further found he was a persistent felony offender. The jury recommended a fifteen-year sentence for the first- degree assault enhanced to…