Lawrence Richardson v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: APRIL 28, 2022 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0300-DG LAWRENCE RICHARDSON APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NOS. 2018-CA-1418 AND 2018-CA-1455 NICHOLAS CIRCUIT COURT NO. 16-CR-00070 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING Lawrence Richardson entered an Alford1 plea to two counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and one count of third-degree terroristic threatening after his grandson reported various instances of Richardson’s…