Newsome v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD Judge.

Caleb Newsome was indicted on four felony charges and of being an habitual criminal. Initially he pleaded not guilty but after some “plea-bargaining” participated in by his counsel (Holcomb v. Com., Ky., 441 S.W.2d 140 (1969)), he entered pleas of guilty to reduced charges in each case. “By agreement of the parties, with the movant represented by counsel, the law and facts were submitted to the Court for fixing of penalty * * * The penalty which he is now serving was fixed at that time.

In the present proceedings Newsome moved that the sentences be vacated for a number of…