Legal Opinion
Williams v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided July 1, 1966PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
James Williams, having been convicted of armed robbery and being presently confined at Eddyville Penitentiary serving a life sentence, filed a motion under RCr 11.-42 seeking to vacate the judgment of conviction. The motion was overruled without appointment of counsel or an evidenti-ary hearing. This appeal tests the propriety of the order denying the motion to vacate.
The grounds for vacating the judgment, as asserted in the RCr 11.42 motion, are the same grounds urged here for reversal. They are: (1) effective assistance of counsel upon the original trial was denied,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lane v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jesus Rivera v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Hammershoy v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- People v. DouglasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
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3Cited by9 opinions
- William R. Stidham v. John W. Wingo, Warden, Kentucky State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Commonwealth v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Stinnett v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Kiper v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Stidham v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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