Ex Parte Hardley

Jan Michael Hardley was convicted of first-degree robbery pursuant to § 13A-8-41, Ala. Code 1975, and was sentenced to 20 years' incarceration. The Court of Criminal Appeals, on May 29, 1998, affirmed the conviction and sentence with an unpublished memorandum. Hardley v. State, (No. CR-97-0137) 738 So.2d 937 (Ala.Crim.App. 1998) (table). We reverse and remand.

The determinative issue raised by this petition is whether the State presented sufficient evidence at trial to corroborate accomplice testimony. Of course, information gathered during an investigation but not presented to a jury can…