BROWN v. COMMONWEALTH


465 S.W.2d 270 (1971)

William Garland BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Tim McCall, Louisville, for appellant.

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


NEIKIRK, Judge.

William Garland Brown was convicted of armed robbery in 1961 and sentenced to life imprisonment. On October 28, 1970, the Jefferson Circuit Court denied postconviction relief by a judgment, from which this appeal was taken. Appellant contends that he did not intelligently, understandingly, and competently waive his right to an appeal in 1961 and thus he is entitled to relief under RCr 11.42.

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