Carter v. State

The appellant was convicted of the offense of attempted murder and sentenced to twenty-five (25) years in the penitentiary pursuant to the Habitual Felony Offender Act. This Court affirmed his conviction without opinion on March 20, 1984. The appellant subsequently filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis before the trial court which rendered the judgment of conviction. Following a hearing on the allegations contained therein, the trial court denied the petition.

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The petitioner alleges that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial. He raises a number of issues which he…