Legal Opinion
John Charles Yocum v. State of Alabama.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 4, 2011No. CR-10-1271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELCH, Presiding Judge.
John Charles Yocum appeals from the circuit court’s summary dismissal of his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition seeking postconviction relief from his May 12, 2010, conviction for first-degree theft of property, a violation of § 13A-8-3, Ala. Code 1975. Yocum pleaded guilty to the offense and was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. He did not appeal.
After the circuit court granted Yocum’s in forma pauperis application,1 Yocum, act-*221mg pro se, timely filed the instant petition, his first, on March 15, 2011.
Yocum filed the standard form appended to Rule 32, checking the…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ex parte William Keith Robey.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2014
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