MOORE v. COMMONWEALTH


394 S.W.2d 931 (1965)

Orville Lee MOORE, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 22, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orville Lee Moore, pro se.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Joseph E. Eckert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

Orville Lee Moore's motion under RCr 11.42 to vacate the judgment under which he is serving a life sentence for armed robbery was overruled without a hearing. Moore appeals.

The motion alleged that (1) Moore was denied counsel throughout all of the proceedings culminating in the judgment of conviction; (2) he pleaded guilty under duress of a threat by the Commonwealth's attorney to seek the death penalty; (3) his conviction was based...

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