Burns v. State

Darryl Burns petitioned for a writ of error coram nobis, after having pleaded guilty to charges of theft of property in the second degree, unlawful breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, and two counts of burglary in the third degree. The coram nobis petition was denied without a hearing.

In his petition, Burns makes allegations that the court failed to advise him of his rights pursuant to Boykin v.Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969), when taking the guilty plea. In the court record, however, are signed Ireland forms (Ireland v. State, 47 Ala. App. 65,250 So.2d 602…