Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 30, 1983No. 6 Div. 979PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of appellant’s pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis.

While appellant’s petition contains many argumentative averments which make it difficult to ascertain any definite grounds for coram nobis relief, a close reading reveals two noteworthy grounds. Both claims are founded under the general claim *1382of ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied appellant’s petition without conducting a hearing thereon.

Initially, appellant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel by the failure of his counsel to object to the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Ex Parte ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  4. Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  5. Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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