Legal Opinion
Embry v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 13, 2015No. 2014-CA-001666-MRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NICKELL, JUDGE:
Chris Embry appeals from an order entered by the Grayson Circuit Court denying a motion to vacate his conviction of three felony sex crimes against a minor. He claims counsel did not tell him his guilty plea would result in mandatory lifetime registration as a sex offender, even though the trial court twice advised him of that fact. We affirm.
FACTS
Oh April 6, 2011, Embry was indicted on two counts of rape in the third degree,1 two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree,2 and two counts of Sodomy in the third degree.3 His victim, born August 7, 1994, was the teenage…
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