TANNER v. COMMONWEALTH


375 S.W.2d 694 (1964)

Charles TANNER, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Lawson King, Lexington, for appellant.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., George F. Rabe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


MOREMEN, Judge.

In the Fayette Circuit Court, Charles Tanner was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals on the ground that he was not mentally competent to waive intelligently and understandingly the right to counsel.

Appellant admits at two places in his brief that he chose to conduct his own defense and refused the services of a court appointed attorney. At the commencement of...

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