COMMONWEALTH v. CAMPBELL


415 S.W.2d 614 (1967)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant, v. John E. CAMPBELL, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 26, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

S. M. Ward, Hazard, for appellee.


CLAY, Commissioner.

The trial court sustained appellee's motion under RCr 11.42 to vacate a judgment sentencing him to 10 years in the penitentiary for carnally knowing a female under the age of 16. The ground of the motion was the ineffective assistance of counsel. The Commonwealth appeals.

In 1958 appellee, along with four other persons, was charged with the crime of which he was convicted. As did two other codefendants, he pleaded guilty. He now claims...

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