Burrell v. State

TYSON, Judge.

Larry Burrell filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis in Mobile Circuit Court. The trial judge denied the petition without a hearing.

In his petition, the petitioner alleges, among other things, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Therefore, he claims he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on the authority of Ellison v. State, 406 So.2d 439 (Ala.Crim.App.1981). The State, who declined to file a brief, has filed a letter with this court, stating that the petitioner was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his claim of inadequacy of counsel since the…