Brummett v. Commonwealth

PALMORE, Judge.

On March 22, 1966, the appellant, George Brummett, with the advice and assistance of counsel, pleaded guilty in the Bell Circuit Court to a charge of malicious shooting (KRS 435.170) and was sentenced to five years in prison. He immediately moved that he be placed on probation, and by a separate order entered on the same day the motion was sustained. On March 28, 1966, Brummett was brought before the circuit court by the jailer of Bell County “charged with a felony and he was this day informed that a hearing will be held on Friday, April 1, 1966, to determine if his probation…