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VAUGHN v. COM.

No. 2006-CA-000901-MR.

258 S.W.3d 435 (2008)

Robert Edwin VAUGHN, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 13, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Thomas Ruff, Assistant Public Advocate, LaGrange, KY, for appellant.

Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General of Kentucky, Bryan D. Morrow, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, for appellee.

Before COMBS, Chief Judge; ACREE and TAYLOR, Judges.

OPINION

ACREE, Judge.

Robert Vaughn appeals from an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court denying his request for post-conviction relief pursuant to Ky. R.Crim. P. (RCr) 11.42. He alleges defense counsel was ineffective for advising him to plead guilty to murder fifty-two days after he killed his estranged wife, rather than pursuing a defense of extreme emotional disturbance at trial. Further, he claims the trial court lacked the authority to impose...

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