WILLIAMS v. COMMONWEALTH


405 S.W.2d 17 (1966)

James WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Williams, pro se

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


DAVIS, Commissioner.

James Williams, having been convicted of armed robbery and being presently confined at Eddyville Penitentiary serving a life sentence, filed a motion under RCr 11.42 seeking to vacate the judgment of conviction. The motion was overruled without appointment of counsel or an evidentiary hearing. This appeal tests the propriety of the order denying the motion to vacate.

The grounds for vacating the judgment, as asserted in the RCr 11.42 motion...

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