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THOMPSON v. COMMONWEALTH

477 S.W.2d 802 (1972)

Edward C. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 3, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh O. Skees, Vincent & Skees, Florence, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Douglas E. Johnson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

REED, Judge.

Appellant, Edward Thompson, was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. He claimed that he was not advised concerning his right to appeal as an indigent and that the attorney who represented him at his trial refused to prosecute an appeal. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ordered the state to afford Thompson a belated appeal and furnish him counsel and a record of the proceedings of his...

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