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Humphries v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Dec 17, 1965
397 S.W.2d 163 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965)

Opinion

December 17, 1965.

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

John Henry Humphries, Jr., in pro. per.

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Lloyd R. Cress, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


John Henry Humphries, Jr., serving a two-year sentence for fraudulently selling mortgaged property, filed a motion in the trial court under RCr 11.42 to vacate the judgment of conviction. The motion was overruled without a hearing and Humphries has appealed.

Humphries' motion alleged (1) he had no intent to defraud and there was no proof of criminal intent; and (2) his court-appointed counsel "failed to advise petitioner of his constitutional rights," and advised him that "the only way out was to plead guilty and take two years."

As concerns ground No. 1, insufficiency of the evidence is not a ground for relief under RCr 11.42. See King v. Commonwealth, Ky., 387 S.W.2d 582. Furthermore, Humphries pleaded guilty so no proof was required.

Under the decision in Lawson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 386 S.W.2d 734, the allegations were not sufficient to entitle Humphries to a hearing on ground No. 2.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Humphries v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Dec 17, 1965
397 S.W.2d 163 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965)
Case details for

Humphries v. Commonwealth

Case Details

Full title:John Henry HUMPHRIES, Jr., Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Date published: Dec 17, 1965

Citations

397 S.W.2d 163 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965)

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