Koonze v. Commonwealth

DAyiS, Commissioner.

Douglas Koonze seeks reversal of the order of the Hopkins Circuit Court which denied his RCr 11.42 motion to vacate a felony conviction rendered against him in 1958. Proper understanding of the questions presented requires this resume of the factual background:

In October, 1958, the Hopkins County grand jury returned two indictments against Douglas Koonze, present appellant. Two other persons were jointly indicted with Koonze in each of the indictments. The indictments were designated on the docket by numbers 5976 and 5977, respectively. No. 5976 charged unlawful opening of…