Commonwealth v. Carneal

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

The Commonwealth appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals reversing the McCracken Circuit Court’s denial of Michael Carneal’s motion for post-conviction relief. In that motion, Carneal moved the trial court to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea on the grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel, and that new, previously unavailable psychological information called into question his competency at both the time of his plea and the time of the offense. The Court of Appeals reversed, and this Court granted discretionary review. For the reasons…