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Duncan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 28, 1984PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from the denial of a pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis. In Duncan v. State, 355 So.2d 745 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978), this Court affirmed Lloyd Duncan's 1977 conviction for rape. Subsequently, Duncan filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis alleging that he was "denied adequate legal representation by his appointed counsel in that said counsel failed and refused to subpoena and question certain witness." Counsel was appointed and a hearing was held, after which the circuit judge denied the petition.

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We affirm the judgment denying the petition. In denying the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Raymond L. Buckelew and James Laney Jenkins v. United States of America, Judson Lee Drane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Leland Wayne Long, and Benjamin Charles SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Duncan v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  5. Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Crowe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  2. Fortenberry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  3. Browning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Miles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  5. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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