Legal Opinion
Aldridge v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 30, 1965No. 6 Div. 214PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Fayette County denying •a petition for a writ of error coram nobis .and remanding the petitioner to the Warden of Kilby Prison.
On 27 February 1961, the petitioner, Fred Aldridge, was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment.
No step looking toward an appeal was taken following petitioner’s conviction. While the petitioner testified he had desired to appeal, no steps were taken. His attorney who represented him at his trial testified in the hearing below that an appeal was discussed,…
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- Ex Parte SealsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
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3Cited by72 opinions
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