Coral v. State

Robert Lance Coral was indicted for the capital murder of Nancy Burt. Prior to his trial, he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The circuit court denied the petition without an evidentiary hearing. This appeal is from the denial of that petition. Coral raises five issues.

I

Coral contends that he was illegally arrested on October 7, 1987, because the arresting officer testified at a preliminary hearing on February 5, 1988, that there was no evidence linking Coral to the crime. However, the record shows that Coral was subsequently indicted on February 8, 1988. "As a general rule, the…