Corley v. State

This is a consolidated appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County denying James E. Corley's Petition for Writ of Error Coram Nobis. Represented by counsel from the Public Defender's Office, Corley, pursuant to a "settlement agreement", pled guilty on February 1, 1978, to six three-count indictments charging him with burglary, larceny, and buying, receiving, or concealing stolen property. The trial court sentenced Corley to three years in the State penitentiary for each case. No appeal was ever taken in these cases.

Corley's pro se petition was filed with the Tuscaloosa…