Wedding v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellant, Carl James Wedding, who is a prisoner in the state penitentiary at Eddy-ville, Kentucky, moved the Webster Circuit Court to vacate a judgment by which he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of murder. Relief was sought under the post-conviction remedy authorized by RCr 11.42. The petition was denied, hence this appeal. We affirm.

In 1949 Wedding pleaded guilty to the charge. His motion to vacate was not made until June 13, 1970. He alleged only that he “ * * * was denied effective assistance of counsel in that he received belated appointment and * * *…