Legal Opinion
Ex parte Roberson
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided September 27, 1966PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CATES, Judge.
This is an original action for mandamus.
Petitioner sought post conviction review while he still had time to take a direct appeal. The circuit court correctly dismissed his petition for coram nobis.
Mandamus is not a substitute for an appeal.
The petition on its face requires that it be and, on motion of the Attorney General, it is hereby
Dismissed.
2Cited by4 opinions
- Vincent v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Ex Parte SykesAlabama Court of Appeals · 1968
- MacK v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972