Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 29, 1978PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This appeal is from a judgment denying a petition for writ of error coram nobis after a hearing in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County.

Petitioner was originally convicted of robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of twenty years. He was represented by counsel of his own choosing or that of members of his family. His conviction was affirmed by this Court in December, 1977, without a formal opinion. New counsel was appointed to represent him on that appeal.

Subsequently, he filed his petition for writ of error coram nobis alleging only one ground: that he was represented by…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Charles Robert O'Malley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
  2. Boswell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  3. Ex Parte TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  4. Tillis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  5. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. McNabb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2007
  2. Crowe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  3. Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Bridges v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  5. Hope v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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