Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 23, 1991No. CR-89-1448PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The appellant, Freddie Lee Wright, appeals from the circuit court's order denying his petition for writ of error coram nobis. He filed this petition on June 22, 1987, seeking collateral relief from his convictions and sentence of death; an evidentiary hearing on the petition was held on February 26, 1988; and the trial court's order denying relief was filed on May 24, 1989.1 In denying the petition, the trial court issued a thorough opinion with detailed findings…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Wright v. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Hamm v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Hunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2005
- Holladay v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
- Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2008
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