Legal Opinion

Caudill v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 4, 1966PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Curtis Caudill, incarcerated in the penal institution at Eddyville, appeals from an order overruling his motion to vacate a conviction for rape.

The record discloses that this is the second attempt by Caudill to obtain post-conviction relief pursuant to RCr 11.42. The grounds he now relies upon were previously presented to and rejected by the circuit court. Neither our Rules of Criminal Procedure nor our case law provides for a second assault to be made upon the judgment of conviction. RCr 11.42; Jennings v. Commonwealth, Ky., 400 S.W.2d 233; Tipton v. Commonwealth, Ky.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Tipton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
  2. Jennings v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1966

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gray v. WingoCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
  2. Satterly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  3. Lovan v. WingoDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1970
  4. Szabo v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

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