Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Cox
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 22, 1983No. 82-722-MPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a petition for writ of mandamus to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. The petitioner, Johnny Ray Cox, asks us to require the Court of Criminal Appeals to grant him an extension of time for the filing of an application for rehearing of his appeal from an adverse decision in a coram nobis proceeding.
The following facts led to the filing of this petition:
Johnny Ray Cox was convicted of second degree murder in the Circuit Court for Madison County on April 20, 1978. He was sentenced to a prison term of 150 years. On appeal, at which Cox was represented by court appointed counsel, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wainwright v. TornaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. CannonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Ex Parte SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Longmire v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- DeBruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
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