Whitcomb v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

On January 21, 2000, Appellant, Tara Lynn Whitcomb, pled guilty in the Fayette Circuit Court to one count of theft by deception over $300.00. On February 11, 2000, the trial court sentenced Appellant to a one-year term of imprisonment, probated for a period of five years. The trial court agreed to allow Appellant to serve her probation in Harrison County. Appellant, however, failed to report to her Harrison County probation officer. Consequently, on March 20, 2000, the trial court issued a warrant for Appellant’s arrest.

The warrant remained active,…