Legal Opinion
Jones v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 27, 1967PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
In Jones v. Commonwealth, Ky., 389 S.W.2d 927, this Court directed the Jefferson Circuit Court (Criminal Branch, First Division) to grant Robert Jones, Jr. a hearing on his RCr 11.42 motion seeking to vacate a 1962 judgment under which, upon his plea of guilty to a charge of robbery, he had been sentenced to an eight-year term in the penitentiary. The allegations which we held to require a hearing were that court-appointed counsel refused to defend Jones if he would not plead guilty, and that the plea was made under duress.
In accordance with the direction of this Court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Warner v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Higbee v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Carter v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- Bobbitt v. BobbittCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
3Cited by7 opinions
- J. D. Williamson, Jr. v. Paul E. Vardeman, Judge of Jackson County, and Susan StantonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. BurkeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Hall v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
- Commonwealth, Department of Corrections v. BurkeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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