Fields v. Commonwealth

OPINION

KNOPF, Judge.

After store hours one day in July 2001, James Fields unlawfully entered the premises of his employer, Owens Auto Parts in Corbin, and stole various items including a handgun, merchandise, and tools. A Whitley County grand jury eventually indicted him for first-degree burglary and theft. In May 2002, Fields pled guilty to the amended charges of third-degree burglary 1 and receiving stolen property, 2 in this case both class-D felonies. In accordance with the plea agreement, the Whitley Circuit Court, by amended judgment entered July 10, 2002, sentenced Fields to consecutive…