Legal Opinion

Eason v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided December 8, 1987No. 5 Div. 180Published

1Opinion of the Court

ON RETURN TO REMAND

TAYLOR, Judge.

We found it necessary to remand this case to the circuit court for a hearing on the petition for writ of error coram nobis, because of the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel, 499 So.2d 819. The office of the writ of error coram nobis is to bring to the attention of the court an error of fact not appearing on the face of the record, which was unknown to the court or to the party affected, and which, if known in time, would have prevented the judgment of conviction. Carter v. State, 473 So.2d 668 (Ala.Cr.App.1985). None of the issues raised by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Bibby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. Eason v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986

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