Harris v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice VENTERS.

Appellant, Johnathan Harris, appeals as a matter of right 1 from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court convicting him on numerous charges, including a second-degree persistent felony offender (PFO) enhancement. In accordance with the jury’s recommendation, Harris was sentenced to a total of thirty years’ imprisonment for the crimes.

Harris now raises two issues: (1) that the judgment against him is void because, under the circumstances present here, the appointment of a retired judge from the senior status program to preside over his trial violated…