WOOTEN v. COMMONWEALTH


473 S.W.2d 116 (1971)

Wilson WOOTEN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson Wooten, in pro. per.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., George F. Rabe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Wooten was convicted in 1944 of murder. He appealed from the judgment, which we affirmed. Wooten v. Commonwealth, 299 Ky. 598, 186 S.W.2d 652 (1945). Now, 27 years later, he seeks to vacate the judgment. RCr 11.42. His petition was denied without affording an evidentiary hearing.

He alleged inadequate assistance of counsel and matters related thereto. The record refutes those allegations. Dorton v. Com...

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