Moore v. State

We granted certiorari to determine whether James B. Moore is entitled to an evidentiary hearing in the trial court on his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court, which had dismissed the petition without an evidentiary hearing.Moore v. State, 502 So.2d 818 (Ala.Crim.App. 1986). We reverse and remand.

Moore filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, seeking to set aside his conviction for first degree sexual abuse which was entered pursuant to his guilty plea. After carefully…