Battle v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis.

The petition was improperly denied without an evidentiary hearing.

“An evidentiary hearing on a coram no-bis petition is required only if the petition is ‘meritorious on its face.’ Ex parte Boatwright, 471 So.2d 1257 (Ala.1985). A petition is ‘meritorious on its face’ only if it contains a clear and specific statement of the grounds upon which relief is sought, including full disclosure of the facts relied upon (as opposed to a general statement concerning the nature and effect of those…