COMMONWEALTH v. WATKINS


398 S.W.2d 698 (1966)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. Ernest WATKINS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 28, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

H. B. Noble, Hazard, for appellee.


MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order of the Perry Circuit Court sustaining a motion under RCr 11.42 to vacate appellee's conviction for murder because he was not given an examining trial, a failure which the trial court concluded was at a critical stage in his prosecution and prejudiced the accused in preparing defense.

The record shows that appellee was indicted for murder on November 22, 1943, counsel was appointed the same...

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