Johnny R. Cox v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: FEBRUARY 24, 2022 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0391-DG JOHNNY R. COX APPELLANT ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. CASE NO. 2019-CA-0931 FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT NO. 16-CR-00052 COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE LAMBERT AFFIRMING IN PART, REVERSING IN PART, AND REMANDING Johnny R. Cox (Cox) entered a conditional guilty plea to first-degree sexual abuse and second-degree persistent felony offender (PFO). He reserved the right to appeal the trial court’s denial of two motions to suppress an interview with police wherein he confessed.…