Persistent Felony Offender
September 2, 2014
An Alford plea in Kentucky is a type of guilty plea where the criminal defendant does not actually admit to committing the crime. Rather the defendant maintains their innocence but still chooses to plead guilty because the prosecution has significant evidence against them.
August 25, 2014
In Kentucky, the concept of a Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) is created by Kentucky Revised Statute 532.080 which authorizes additional punishment for people who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age and have been convicted of multiple felonies within a given time period.