Legal Opinion

Whack v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 7, 1965PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WADDILL, Commissioner.

The appeal is from an order summarily overruling appellant’s motion to vacate the judgment whereby he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. That judgment was affirmed after a consideration of the merits on an appeal to this Court. Whack v. Commonwealth, Ky., 316 S.W.2d 856.

In his motion filed in the circuit court appellant alleged several grounds for vacating the judgment. Having reviewed each one we conclude that with a single exception these grounds would not possibly invalidate the judgment of conviction. It would serve no useful purpose to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  2. Maye v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  3. Warner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  4. Walker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
  5. Whack v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966
  2. Iles v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

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