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397 S.W.2d 163

Humphries v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided December 17, 1965

Court of Appeals of Kentucky · decided 1965-12-17

Relies on Lawson v. Commonwealth

Decided 1965-12-17

CULLEN, Commissioner.

¶1John 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 Hum-phries has appealed.

¶2Humphries’ 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.”

¶3As 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 S82. Furthermore, Humphries pleaded guilty so no proof was required.

¶4Under 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.

¶5The judgment is affirmed.

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