Little v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis. The petitioner seeks to invalidate his four 1980 convictions on the grounds that his guilty pleas were involuntary and because appointed counsel were ineffective.

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In April of 1980, the defendant waived indictment and pled guilty to four informations as authorized by Alabama Code Sections 15-15-20 through 15-15-26 (1975). The informations charged the defendant with two cases of burglary in the third degree, theft (auto) in the first degree and receiving stolen property. Pursuant to the plea bargain agreement, the…