Devore v. Commonwealth

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The issue we address on this appeal is whether the maximum sentence length set out in KRS 532.110(l)(c) is applicable when the defendant is on parole (or other forms of early release or probation) when he commits subsequent felonies under the aegis of KRS 533.060(2).

Appellant, while on parole from at least one prior felony, was indicted, tried and convicted of one count of second degree burglary, a class “C” felony; one count of felony theft, a class “D” felony; three counts of knowingly receiving stolen property; a class “D” felony, and one count of first degree…