Bass v. State

Denial of petition for writ of error coram nobis.

Appellant's conviction of first degree murder was affirmed by this court in Bass v. State, 55 Ala. App. 88, 313 So.2d 208 (1975). Appellant's assertion that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in that case forms the basis for the present appeal.

Contrary to appellant's contention, this jurisdiction has not directly or indirectly adopted any standard of review for examining allegations of incompetency of counsel other than that which we have previously utilized. The standard remains that appellant must show that the conduct of the…