Legal Opinion
Chappell v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 9, 1984PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In 1981, Anthony Chappell pled guilty to second degree assault and, after a jury trial, was convicted of attempted murder. For each offense, he received a sentence of six years' imprisonment. In 1983, Chappell filed a petition for writ of error coram. nobis. This appeal is from the denial of that petition.
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Chappell is entitled to have his appeal from the conviction of attempted murder reinstated. That appeal was originally affirmed by this Court without published opinion. Chappell v.State, 416 So.2d 1115 (1981). Because Chappell's appellate counsel failed to file a brief in support of that…
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