SPIRKO v. COMMONWEALTH


480 S.W.2d 169 (1972)

John SPIRKO, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry C. West, Ware, Bryson, Nolan & West, Kevin E. Quill, Covington, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Jackson D. Guerrant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


REED, Judge.

The appellant, John Spirko, was convicted of willful murder. His punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. KRS 435.010. As the result of an application for post-conviction relief under RCR 11.42, the trial judge granted Spirko a belated appeal. We have afforded him full appellate review of the proceedings in which a jury convicted him and fixed his punishment. His court-appointed counsel have ably and strenuously presented every...

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