Legal Opinion

Mylar v. Wilkinson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 1, 1983No. 82-479PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a pro se appeal by Appellant/Plaintiff Danny Ray Mylar, a/k/a Danny Ray Miles, against Appellee/Defendant J. Louis Wilkinson, in a case seeking damages for Wilkinson's alleged malpractice in negligently representing Mylar in the appeal of his criminal conviction for murder. Mylar appeals the trial court's order granting Wilkinson's motion to dismiss the complaint for its failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

We affirm.

FACTS

On March 22, 1976, Mylar was tried for first degree murder in the Bessemer Division of Jefferson County Circuit Court. At his trial, Mylar was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Danny Ray Mylar, A/K/A Danny Ray Miles v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Herston v. WhitesellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  3. Newman v. SilverDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  4. Miles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  5. Ex Parte MilesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Krahn v. KinneyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Wiley v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Gibson v. TrantTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Shaw v. State, Department of Administration, Public Defender AgencyAlaska Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Ang v. MartinWashington Supreme Court · 2005

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