NORTON v. COM.

No. 2000-SC-0462-DG.

63 S.W.3d 175 (2001)

Roger Scott NORTON, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified January 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Shuff Maurer, Assistant Public Advocate, Department of Public Advocacy, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellant.

Albert B. Chandler III, Attorney General of Kentucky, Gregory C. Fuchs, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfort, Counsel for Appellee.


LAMBERT, Chief Justice.

Pursuant to CR 76.20, this Court granted discretionary review to consider whether Appellant, Roger Scott Norton, was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his RCr 11.42 motion to vacate his conviction. Appellant contends that such a hearing is warranted because the only defense presented by his trial counsel was voluntary intoxication, yet his trial counsel failed to call any witnesses in support thereof and failed to argue in support of the...

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