Horsley v. State

We affirm the judgment of the circuit court denying the petition for writ of error coram nobis.

In 1977, Edward Horsley was convicted for the capital offense involving a robbery and an intentional killing and was sentenced to death. That conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal by the Alabama appellate courts. Horsley v. State,374 So.2d 363 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978), affirmed, Ex parte Horsley,374 So.2d 375 (Ala. 1979). The United States Supreme Court vacated the affirmance and remanded for further consideration in light of Beck v. Alabama, 447 U.S. 625, 100 S.Ct. 2382,65 L.Ed.2d 392 (1980).…