Legal Opinion

Burnett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided September 30, 1994No. CR 93-1301Published

1Opinion of the Court

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for post-conviction relief. The appellant, George Burnett, challenges his two 1992 guilty plea convictions for rape in the first degree. Those offenses involved female children under the age of twelve. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed those convictions. Burnett v. State, 624 So.2d 1113 (Ala.Cr.App.1993). This Court held:

“On this direct appeal from those convictions, the appellant contends that he should be permitted to withdraw his guilty plea because the terms of the plea bargain agreement, as he allegedly understood…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  3. Rose v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  4. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
  5. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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