Muhammad v. Kentucky Parole Board

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE ABRAMSON

Guilty pleas have become the means by which the vast majority of criminal prosecutions are resolved.1 The guilty plea process and the validity of the judgments resulting from that process are therefore matters of substantial public importance. This case, in which Mikail Sajjaad Muhammad contends that a plea bargain gone awry entitled him to habeas corpus relief, raises questions of sufficient, moment concerning the avenues available for pursuing plea-bargain breach claims to justify our attention — notwithstanding the fact that the expiration of…