Carroll v. State

In 1982, Bruce Carroll was convicted of robbery in the first degree and sentenced to life without parole. This conviction was affirmed on appeal. Carroll v. State, 440 So.2d 343 (Ala.Cr.App. 1983), cert. denied, Carroll v. Alabama, ___ U.S. ___, 104 S.Ct. 1299, 79 L.Ed.2d 698 (1984). In April of 1984, Carroll filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis. The circuit court granted the State's motion for summary judgment: "After consideration of all evidence submitted, including all affidavits, a review of the transcript of testimony offered at trial and the complete court file, the Court is…