Legal Opinion

Hargrove v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided November 12, 1965PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Judge.

Appellants seek a reversal of the judgment dismissing without a hearing their motion to vacate judgment pursuant to RCr 11.42.

The only question before this Court involves the sufficiency of appellants’ motion to vacate, and we shall be liberal with appellants in determining that question.

Their first ground simply states that they were not guilty of the charge for which they were convicted. This Court held in King v. Commonwealth, Ky., 387 S.W.2d 582 (1965), such a claim is ground for no relief whatsoever under RCr 11.42.

The second ground attempted to be assigned asserts they were…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  2. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  3. Uwaniwich v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  2. Bartley v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
  3. Harrison v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  4. Bass Webb v. Commonwealth of KentuckyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023
  5. Fyffe v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

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