State v. Ford

Twenty-year-old Kendal Ford was charged with grand theft of a vehicle. He had been previously convicted of five felonies, four of which were violent, in three separate cases. The State informed the trial court that Ford’s sentencing guidelines dictated 21.055 months to five years in state prison and that restitution would be sought. The State proposed a plea offer of 21.055 months, but the court offered two years of reporting probation, fifty hours of community service, and restitution “based on the need for restitution,” noting that Ford “currently has a job.” Ford accepted the court’s offer…