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COM. v. SEARIGHT

No. 2012-SC-000007-DG.

423 S.W.3d 226 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellant v. Ronnie Lamont SEARIGHT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

February 20, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky, Heather Michelle Fryman , Assistant Attorney General, Counsel for Appellant.

Brian Thomas Ruff , Melinda Brooke Buchanan , Assistant Public Advocate, Counsel for Appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice MINTON.

Deciding a motion for relief from a judgment under Kentucky Rules of Criminal Procedure (RCr) 11.42 for ineffective assistance of trial counsel requires the trial court to conduct an evidentiary hearing only when there is "a material issue of fact that cannot be determined on the face of the record."1 And this Court has consistently held that a hearing is not necessary when a trial court can...

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