Sharpe v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Tilford

Affirming.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Fayette circuit court, overruling appellant’s motion for a writ of error córam nobis and dismissing his petition in equity, seeking the same relief.

In his petition appellant alleged his indictment and conviction, following his subsequently repudiated written confession, of the murder of Richard Mutran, which occurred on December 12, 1937; that although wholly innocent, he did not appeal from the judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment, but withdrew his motion for a new trial on the advice of friends;…