Legal Opinion

Knight v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided August 17, 1965No. 6 Div. 37PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County denying appellant’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis.

The record shows that on October 1, 1958, appellant was tried in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County for the offense of robbery, found guilty of robbery by a jury, and adjudged guilty by the court and sentenced to twelve years in the state penitentiary in accordance with the verdict. Appellant asserts in his petition for writ of error coram nobis, among other things, that this judgment and sentence should be reversed for the reason that he…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Williams v. KaiserSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Uveges v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. House v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Seibert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  2. Browning v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  3. Garsed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  4. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
  5. Drummond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977

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