Dillingham v. Commonwealth

HAYES, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Daviess Circuit Court denying an RCr 11.-42 motion to vacate judgment. The issues are whether the trial court erred (1) by finding appellant received effective assistance of counsel and (2) by finding the trial court did not lose jurisdiction to sentence the appellant.

In March, 1980 the appellant was indicted for the offenses of robbery and of being a first-degree persistent felony offender. He was convicted of those offenses and received an enhanced sentence of eighteen (18) years. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal to this…