JONES v. COMMONWEALTH


389 S.W.2d 927 (1965)

Robert JONES, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Jones, Jr., in pro. per.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., John B. Browning, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

The circuit court dismissed, without a hearing, the motion of Robert Jones, Jr., under RCr 11.42 to vacate a 1962 judgment which, upon his plea of guilty to a charge of robbery, had sentenced him to an eight-year term in the penitentiary. Jones has appealed from the order of dismissal.

One of the allegations of the motion was that counsel appointed for Jones refused to defend him unless he pleaded guilty, counsel pointing out that he...

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