Heath v. State

Larry Gene Heath filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis seeking to set aside his conviction in the Russell County Circuit Court. A full evidentiary hearing was conducted on the appellant's petition, and the appellant was represented by counsel of his choice at this hearing. Following the hearing, the trial judge denied the appellant's petition for error coram nobis and made specific findings. The appellant now appeals the denial of his petition.

On August 31, 1981, Rebecca McQuire Heath, the appellant's wife, was kidnapped in Russell County, Alabama, and killed by a gunshot wound to…