ADKINS v. COM.


721 S.W.2d 719 (1986)

Edwin Morris ADKINS, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court January 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Westerfield, Appellate Public Advocate, Louisville, for appellant.

David L. Armstrong, Atty. Gen., Mary-James Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.

Before COMBS, DYCHE and MILLER, JJ.


COMBS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, overruling appellant's RCr 11.42 motion for post-conviction relief.

The sole issue on appeal is whether trial counsel rendered appellant such constitutionally ineffective assistance at trial so as to require this Court to vacate his conviction. Specifically, appellant alleges trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance during the PFO stage of the trial by failing to determine...

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