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COM. v. ELZA

No. 2007-SC-000538-DG.

284 S.W.3d 118 (2009)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. Thomas ELZA, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Conway, Attorney General, Kenneth Wayne Riggs, Assistant Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Thomas Elza, Jr., St. Mary, KY, pro se.

Opinion of the Court by Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellee, Thomas Elza, Jr., moved the Laurel Circuit Court for post-conviction relief pursuant to RCr 11.42, alleging that his plea of guilty to the charges of murder and burglary in the first degree was involuntary. Elza admitted that he broke into the home of Pauline Rey, the mother of his ex-girlfriend, and choked her to death in front of her two young grandchildren. Crystal Rey, Elza's ex-girlfriend, was also present...

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