MORGAN v. COMMONWEALTH


399 S.W.2d 725 (1966)

Cecil Leon MORGAN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 25, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil Leon Morgan, pro se.

Harold T. Hotopp, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


HILL, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment overruling without a hearing a motion by appellant under RCr 11.42 to vacate his 1947 conviction for armed robbery. The motion charges that: (1) the arrest was illegal; (2) "he was denied counsel until date of trial;" (3) he was denied the right to be confronted by the witnesses against him and the right to cross-examine them; (4) "he was forced to plead and stand trial, before a jury already picked and seated, prior...

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