Ray v. Commonwealth

MILLIKEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment overruling the appellant’s RCr 11.42 motion to vacate his conviction and sentence upon a plea of guilty to stealing from a public building. The governing statute (KRS 433.180) imposes a penalty of two to ten years.

The gist of the appellant’s contention revolves about his having no counsel at arraignment, inadequate counsel at his trial, and the failure of the trial court to probate his sentence as he was led to believe it would. The record refutes his contentions; it states that the appellant withdrew his “not guilty” plea and pleaded guilty…