JOHNSON v. COMMONWEALTH


473 S.W.2d 823 (1971)

Jack JOHNSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Johnson, pro se.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., James B. Wooten, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEINFELD, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Shelby Circuit Court overruling, without a hearing, the appellant's RCr 11.42 motion.

Two of the grounds — illegal arrest and insufficiency of evidence — are not the basis for post-conviction relief under RCr 11.42. Morgan v. Commonwealth, Ky., 399 S.W.2d 725 (1966); Bartley v. Commonwealth, Ky., 463 S.W.2d 321 (1971...

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