Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 3, 1967PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEINFELD, Judge.
David William Smith, Jr., appeals from the order denying his RCr 11.42 motion to vacate the sentence for which he is now incarcerated in the penitentiary. The trial court afforded an evidentiary hearing, after which the relief sought was denied. The bases for appeal are: (1) that appellant was deprived of due process by the failure of the juvenile court to afford him counsel, and (2) ineffective court-appointed counsel in the circuit court trial.
On April 9th or 10th, 1958, appellant committed armed robbery in Pike County. At that time appellant was 17 years old; he was then a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by39 opinions
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