Johnson v. State

Ranny L. Johnson appeals from the denial of a habeas corpus petition by the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Alabama. This petition was denied based upon a motion filed by the district attorney's office, pointing out that the appellant's proper relief was by a motion that should have been termed as a petition for error coram nobis or relief under Rule 20, A.R.Crim.P.Temp.

In the case at bar, the appellant had initially been convicted in the Circuit Court of Clarke County, Alabama, on October 11, 1972, under charges of burglary in the first degree, grand larceny in the first degree, and…