Thomas v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice GRAVES.

On December 13, 1999, Appellant, Robert E. Thomas, entered a plea of guilty in the Daviess Circuit Court to possession of a controlled substance in the first degree. KRS 218A.1415. The plea resulted from a 1998 charge which was reduced from first-degree trafficking to first-degree possession of crack cocaine, with a recommended three-year sentence. Appellant thereafter requested placement in the Drug Court Diversion Program. However, before the trial court ruled on Appellant’s request, he was arrested on December 24, 1999, in Muhlenberg County and charged…