Ex Parte Blackmon
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
On June 23, 1997, Michael A. Blackmon pleaded guilty to theft of property in the second degree, and the trial court sentenced him to two-years' imprisonment. On July 27, 1997, Blackmon, through appointed appellate counsel, filed a motion to set aside or withdraw his guilty plea on the ground that his trial counsel had misrepresented to him the length of his sentence by assuring him that he would be released on the day he pleaded guilty.1 Blackmon alleged that his trial counsel promised him that the plea agreement required the…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ireland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1971
- Costello v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1972
- State v. HolmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Boykin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Minor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- Boglin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Ex Parte ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- Waters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
- Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2006
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