Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court

by Justice VENTERS.

When Appellant, Thomas E. Jones Jr., pled guilty to third-degree rape and other charges, the trial court imposed a twenty-year prison sentence and ordered him to pay $288,000.00 in restitution, $175.00 in court costs, and a jail fee of $5,126,00. While he does not deny his guilt and he does not challenge the conviction or the prison sentence imposed for his crimes, he appeals to this Court as a matter of right under Ky. Const. § 110(2)(b) to challenge *25the pecuniary aspects of the sentence imposed.

Specifically, Appellant argues that restitution was…