Legal Opinion

Williamson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 26, 1985No. 8 Div. 372Published

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLAN, Judge.

From a denial of appellant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis, after an eviden-tiary hearing on the merits, this appeal follows. For the reasons outlined below, the decision of the trial court is due to be affirmed.

On October 5, 1983, the petitioner was convicted of the offense of burglary in connection with two separate counts, and was given two sentences of 13 years’ imprisonment, with the sentences to run consecutively. According to the record, the convictions were affirmed after a direct appeal. On June 12, 1985, the petitioner filed a pro se petition for writ of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Sheehan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Trammell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  4. Haynes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  5. Zeigler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983

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