Byron Johnson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: MAY 26, 2023; 10:00 A.M. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals NO. 2022-CA-0477-MR BYRON JOHNSON APPELLANT APPEAL FROM HARDIN CIRCUIT COURT v. HONORABLE JOHN DAVID SIMCOE, JUDGE ACTION NO. 20-CR-00328 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION AFFIRMING ** ** ** ** ** BEFORE: ACREE, KAREM, AND TAYLOR, JUDGES. KAREM, JUDGE: Byron Christopher Johnson entered a plea of guilty in Hardin Circuit Court to two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and was sentenced to serve five years. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion to…