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Coles v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Mar 20, 1964
377 S.W.2d 157 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964)

Opinion

March 20, 1964.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Lyon County, Ira D. Smith, J.

Clyde W. Coles, pro se.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Joe Nagle, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


This is a habeas corpus proceeding in which the appellant, a prisoner in the Kentucky State Penitentiary, seeks to set aside on constitutional grounds the judgment of conviction pursuant to which he is imprisoned. In the absence of a showing that the remedy by motion under RCr 11.42 is inadequate, his petition was properly dismissed. Ayers v. Davis, Ky., 377 S.W.2d 154.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Coles v. Thomas

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Mar 20, 1964
377 S.W.2d 157 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964)
Case details for

Coles v. Thomas

Case Details

Full title:Clyde W. COLES, Appellant, v. Luther THOMAS, Warden, Kentucky State…

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Mar 20, 1964

Citations

377 S.W.2d 157 (Ky. Ct. App. 1964)

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