Legal Opinion

Brown v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 17, 1965PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Judge.

Jackie Lee Brown is appealing pro se and in forma pauperis from a judgment overruling his motion to vacate a 1963 judgment convicting him of storehouse breaking under KRS 433.190. He was given a five-year sentence and served part of it before being paroled. He later got into some difficulty and his parole was revoked. A hearing was held on his motion at which appellant was not present but was represented by two court-appointed attorneys.

The motion to vacate is legally insufficient. It refers to constitutional rights, bill of rights, and due process of law, but it is indefinite. We…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  2. Maye v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  3. Brown v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  4. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965

3Cited by2 opinions

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

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