LAWSON v. COMMONWEALTH


386 S.W.2d 734 (1965)

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

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Lawson, pro se.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Frank D. Berry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

This appeal is from an order overruling appellant's motion to vacate a judgment convicting him of rape. RCr 11.42. The RCr 11.42 motion was overruled by the court without a formal hearing. The action of the trial court in so overruling the motion was proper because the motion, on its face, did not present any showing that entitled appellant to relief. Oakes v. Gentry, Ky., 380 S.W.2d...

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