Legal Opinion

Brister v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided April 25, 1969PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REED, Judge.

Alonzo Brister, a prisoner at the state penitentiary, appeals from an order of the Muhlenberg Circuit Court entered after an evidentiary hearing overruling his RCr 11.-42 motion to set aside a judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment as a habitual *941criminal. KRS 431.190. We affirm the action of the trial court.

The sole ground actually presented to the trial court in support of the relief sought was noncompliance with KRS 210.-360 (formerly numbered 203.340), which requires a mental examination for any person indicted as a twice-convicted habitual criminal. The circuit court…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McIntosh v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
  2. Kinmon v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
  3. Bell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  4. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
  5. Davenport v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Keeton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970
  2. Parker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971
  3. Russell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1971

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