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Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Jan 10, 1984
451 So. 2d 373 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984)

Opinion

1 Div. 699.

January 10, 1984.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Mobile County, Ferrill D. McRae, J.

James H. Lackey, Mobile, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and P. David Bjurberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis in which petitioner alleged ineffective assistance of counsel. The petition was denied without an evidentiary hearing.

The sworn petition contains specific charges against trial counsel for appellant. These allegations or charges are not mere conclusions but meet the requirements this court has set forth in many cases.

Without ruling on the truth or substance of the allegations, we conclude that petitioner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing at the trial court level. David v. State, 416 So.2d 778 (Ala.Cr.App. 1982).

Accordingly, we have no alternative but to remand this cause with instructions that the appellant be given an evidentiary hearing on the matters set forth in the petition.

REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

All the Judges concur.


Summaries of

Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Jan 10, 1984
451 So. 2d 373 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984)
Case details for

Watson v. State

Case Details

Full title:Donald Ted WATSON v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Jan 10, 1984

Citations

451 So. 2d 373 (Ala. Crim. App. 1984)

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