COLES v. COMMONWEALTH


386 S.W.2d 465 (1965)

Clyde W. COLES, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 29, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde W. Coles, pro se.

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


PALMORE, Judge.

On April 14, 1959, the appellant, Clyde W. Coles, was tried and convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court on a charge of armed robbery, pursuant to which he is now serving a life sentence. He appeals from an order overruling his motion to vacate the judgment on the ground that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights, RCr 11.42, in that counsel appointed for him on the day of the trial was denied a...

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