Sturdivant v. State

PATTERSON, Judge.

On original deliverance this court affirmed the trial court’s judgment, 443 So.2d 69, without opinion, denying Earnest James Sturdivant’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis, wherein he alleged that he had been denied effective assistance of counsel due to the failure of his court appointed attorney to file a timely notice of appeal. After this court denied his application for a hearing, he petitioned the Supreme Court of Alabama for a writ of certiorari, which was granted.

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