Commonwealth v. Lemons

*709Opinion of the Court by

Justice KELLER.

In the early morning hours of October 11, 2008, Brian Lemons (Lemons) stabbed and killed Cory Kessnick (Cory). After the trial court found that Lemons was not entitled to immunity under KRS 503.085 and denied his motion to dismiss, Lemons entered an Alford1 plea to charges of second-degree manslaughter and assault under extreme emotional distress. Consistent with the plea agreement, the trial court sentenced Lemons to a total of fourteen years’ imprisonment. Pursuant to his reservation of the right to appeal the trial court’s order denying his motion to…