Legal Opinion

Love v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 25, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jimmy Louis Love filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis seeking to set aside his conviction in Madison County. He was originally convicted of robbery in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole as a habitual felony offender. After a hearing on the petition, the trial judge denied the coram nobis petition. Hence, this appeal.

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The appellant claims he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel (1) failed to object to an all white jury, (2) failed to interview witnesses and prepare them for trial, (3) failed to timely issue subpoenas to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Thigpen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  4. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. Ex Parte DanielSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McMillian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  2. Calhoun v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  3. Ex Parte LoveSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. Battle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  5. Jimmy Louis Love v. Charlie Jones, Warden Attorney General for the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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