Stahl v. Commonwealth

OPINION OF THE COURT

The appellant, Richard Thomas Stahl, was convicted in Clinton Circuit Court of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Appellant’s timely notice of appeal was filed with this court on May 21, 1977. On November 16,1977, we dismissed his appeal, because a timely brief had not been filed.

Stahl then filed an RCr 11.42 motion in Clinton Circuit Court, alleging denial of his due process right to effective assistance of counsel, and of his right to a direct appeal under Section 115 of the Kentucky Constitution. He requested that his appeal be reinstated or that his conviction…