Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 2, 1971No. 6 Div. 103PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from denial of coram nobis.

Petitioner alleges that his rights to due process and equal protection of law, as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution were violated at his original trial, viz.

1. Petitioner was not represented by adequate and effective counsel at his trial and on appeal.

2. No independent hearing outside the presence of the jury as to whether or not the confession was voluntary was held but instead the trial judge allowed the jury to hear the evidence adduced by the prosecution.

3. The admission into…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Duncan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  2. Fikes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
  3. Ex Parte TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  4. Ex Parte RudolphSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  5. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  2. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971

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