Foster v. State

ON RETURN TO REMAND

The Circuit Court of Montgomery County has filed a return to remand as directed by this court in its opinion of October 11, 1988, [Foster v. State,] 548 So.2d 480.

A return has now been filed, following a full hearing on the merits of the appellant's allegations with reference to his contention that he did not receive the effective assistance of counsel under the standards of Strickland v. Washington,466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). The Supreme Court of Alabama had directed that a hearing be held on this matter, Ex Parte Foster, 548 So.2d 478.

The circuit…