Hammond v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES

In 2014, Joshua T. Hammond first appealed to this Court from a Franklin Circuit Court judgment sentencing him to twenty-five years for first-degree robbery, first-degree assault, reckless homicide, and tampering with evidence. Following the guilt phase of a jury trial, Hammond waived jury sentencing and entered a plea agreement with the Commonwealth as to sentencing, while reserving his right to *407appeal his conviction. The trial court sentenced Hammond to twenty-five years in accordance with the agreement. On Hammond's appeal from the judgment, this Court…