BLAIR v. COMMONWEALTH


479 S.W.2d 643 (1972)

Hershell BLAIR, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. C. Perry, III, Perry & Greene, Paintsville, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., John M. Famularo, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Hershell Blair was indicted for aiding and abetting the crimes of robbery, rape and wilful murder. With the aid of an employed attorney he engaged in plea bargaining. After the negotiations were concluded he withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to accomplice of voluntary manslaughter. The record shows that with meticulous care, in order to fully comply with Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238<...

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