Legal Opinion
Zeigler v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 31, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis.
The following facts are without dispute:
May 22, 1980 At the conclusion of his trial for forgery, Zeigler gave oral notice of appeal. Although indigent, Zeigler waived his right to appointed counsel and elected to represent himself.
August 18, 1980 Record on appeal filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals.
September 23, 1980 Zeigler, confined in a state penitentiary, received a copy of the record. The reason for this delay is unknown.
September 26, 1980 The appeal is submitted to the Court of Criminal Appeals for decision…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Norman L. Birl v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. William Timothy Chaney, A/K/A "James Kirk," A/K/A "James Baron,"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Danny Ray Mylar, A/K/A Danny Ray Miles v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
- DeFries v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Moody v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2011
- Wheeler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Zeigler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990