Wagers v. Commonwealth

STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

On June 17, 1970, appellant Eugene Wagers was convicted of two counts of carnal knowledge of his daughters. He was given two 21-year sentences to run concurrently, which he is now serving at the Kentucky State Reformatory. Under RCr 11.42 he petitioned the circuit court for relief, alleging ineffective assistance and inadequate representation at his trial by court-appointed attorneys. His petition was denied without an evidentiary hearing, from which order he appealed. The Commonwealth, in the light of such decisions as Rodriquez v. United States, 395 U.S. 327, 89…