Legal Opinion
Yager v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 1, 1968PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Chief Justice.
James Bell Yager appeals from a denial of his motion under RCr 11.42 to vacate a sentence of five years for violation of KRS 432.390, escape from a penitentiary. His appeal from the sentence was affirmed, with petition for rehearing denied. Yager v. Commonwealth, Ky., 407 S.W.2d 413. Significantly, it is there pointed out that so far as Yager would permit, he had able assistance of appointed counsel during trial and on appeal. The same appointed counsel has continued to render able assistance on the hearing and appeal of this proceeding.
The single question is whether…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stone v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Hatton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
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