Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sirles

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided June 19, 1953PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

.MILLIKEN, Justice.

Rex Sirles changed his plea to guilty on' two indictments for dwelling house breaking, and received a two-year sentence on each indictment which he was assured would run concurrently. ■ He was considered eligible for parole until our recent decision in Wooden v. Goheen, Ky., 255 S.W.2d 1000, in which we held that under Section 288 of the Criminal Code of Practice separate judgments of conviction must be served consecutively. The trial court granted him a writ of coram nobis and set aside his sentence of conviction Upon the ground that Sirles’ change of his plea from not…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Emmert v. GentryIndiana Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Elliott v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Wooden v. GoheenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1953
  4. Walsh v. Tuggle, WardenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
  5. Clark v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1953

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ruby v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  2. State v. RomeroNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
  3. George v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1961

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