Parsley v. Commonwealth

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Gene Parsley, a prisoner in Eddyville, appeals from the order denying his motion to vacate the judgment of conviction for which he is imprisoned. The RCr 11.42 motion was overruled without a hearing.

Parsley asserted two grounds upon which he deemed himself entitled to the relief: (1)That he was not afforded counsel at his examining trial, and (2) a witness for the prosecution furnished an affidavit in which the witness admits that her testimony identifying Parsley as the perpetrator of the crime was mistaken and erroneous.

The offense for which Parsley was convicted and is…