Coleman v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis.

In Coleman v. State, 424 So.2d 685, 686-87 (Ala.Cr.App.1982), this Court affirmed the judgment of conviction but remanded for proper sentencing because of the failure to apply the mandatory Habitual Felony Offender Act. On remand, Coleman’s original thirty-year sentence was set aside and a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed.

Ex parte Williams [Ms. 85-1278, February 6, 1987] (Ala.1987), specifically overruled Coleman, supra, and stated:

“We hold that in order to sentence a criminal…