MACHNIAK v. COM.

Nos. 2008-SC-000352-DG, 2009-SC-000317-TG, 2009-SC-000342-TG.

351 S.W.3d 648 (2011)

Joshua MACHNIAK, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee, and Joshua Machniak, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

September 22, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Brandon Pigg , Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, KY, for appellant.

Jack Conway , Attorney General, Susan Roncarti Lenz , Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, KY, for Appellee.


Opinion of the Court by Justice ABRAMSON.

Joshua Machniak received a three-year prison sentence, probated for three years, but upon revocation of his probation approximately eight months after formal sentencing, the trial court imposed instead a twenty-year prison sentence. While this escalated twenty-year sentence upon revocation of probation was in accord with Machniak's plea agreement, it was contrary to the trial court's written judgment entered at the time of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases