Legal Opinion

Shellnut v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 4, 1966No. 4 Div. 268PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Justice.

On a plea of guilty, defendant was convicted in the circuit court of second degree burglary and sentenced to serve seven years’ imprisonment. He applied to the circuit court for writ of error coram nobis. The circuit court denied relief and defendant appealed .to the Court of Appeals.

The Court of Appeals reversed the judgment of the circuit court and the'state now applies to the Supreme Court for certioVari. to review the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

We are of opinion that the judgment of the Court of Appeals is correct and that the writ of certiorari prayed for by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  5. McCall v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Honeycuttt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  2. Ex Parte AndersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  3. Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  4. Ladd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Hill v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990

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