Meland v. Commonwealth

MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.

Harold W. Meland appeals from a judgment denying his motion for relief in the nature of coram nobis under CR 60.02. Appellant is seeking relief from a sentence of twenty years’ confinement in the penitentiary imposed following conviction of the rape of Ardotha Melton, now Wilcox. This conviction was affirmed and petition for rehearing was denied. Meland v. Commonwealth, Ky., 300 S.W.2d 793. A prior conviction was reversed because of improper argument to the jury. Meland v. Commonwealth, Ky., 280 S.W.2d 145.

The motion is based on an affidavit of the victim, Ardotha…