Moore v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Chief Justice.

Jason Moore has filed a motion to vacate his 1936 conviction as a habitual criminal, asserting among other things that he was not represented by or had the advice of counsel when he pleaded guilty to a charge of storehouse breaking (maximum penalty of five years) which resulted in his being sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal since the indictment charging him with storehouse breaking also recited that he had previously twice been convicted of felonies in the State of Tennessee.

No hearing was had on his motion and all we have before us is a copy of the…