Legal Opinion
King v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 26, 1965PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOREMEN, Chief Justice.
In April 1962, George King, Jr. was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for twenty-one years. He did not prosecute an appeal. In 1963, he filed a motion to vacate the judgment under RCr 11.42. He did not perfect an appeal from the order overruling that motion. In 1964, he filed a second motion to vacate the judgment and this motion also was overruled. He has appealed from that judgment.
In the motion filed in the circuit court appellant set forth three grounds which he insisted were sufficient reasons to vacate the original judgment of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Alphonzo Edwards v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Jesus Rivera v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Hudspeth v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- United States v. EdwardsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1957
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3Cited by51 opinions
- State v. KruchtenArizona Supreme Court · 1966
- Smith v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Wahl v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Maggard v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Polsgrove v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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