Legal Opinion

Eason v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 12, 1986No. 5 Div. 180PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAYLOR, Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial without a hearing of a pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petitioner alleges, among other things, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. This is a ground which, if correctly set out, ordinarily warrants a hearing. He claims that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing and to appointed counsel to represent him at such hearing. The state, in its brief, concedes that petitioner is entitled to a hearing. There was no response of any kind filed in circuit court contradicting the allegations set out in the petition. When the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte FloydSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  2. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. Kennedy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Glover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  2. Eason v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987

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