Legal Opinion

Angelo v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 6, 1970PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant relief in an RCr 11.42 proceeding.

It is first contended that appellant’s plea of guilty was involuntary. The record of the proceedings established the contrary.

It is next contended that KRS 431.130 and RCr 9.84 are unconstitutional because they violate the principles set forth in U. S. v. Jackson, 390 U.S. 570, 88 S.Ct. 1209, 20 L.Ed.2d 138 (1968). We considered this contention in Ruggles v. Commonwealth, Ky., 451 S.W.2d 634, and determined that the above case is not applicable because our sentencing procedures are…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  3. Ruggles v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Quarles v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
  2. Parker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
  3. Brad Lawrence Denney v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023

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