Chaverst v. State

Nov 10, 1987
Reporters:
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Before:
McMillan

This is an appeal from the denial of a pro se petition ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‍for writ of error coram nobis. The appellant alleges therein that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to interview two witnesses whose names ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‍were given to him by the appellant. He further states that his counsel failed to appeal his conviction to this Court even after the appellant expressed his desire to ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‍appeal.

The State did not respond to the allegations of the appellant. Therefore, “the unrefuted facts set out by the petitioner must be taken as true.” Ex parte Floyd, 457 ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‍So.2d 961, 962 (Ala. 1984); Hall v. State, 495 So.2d 717, 718 (Ala.Cr.App. 1986). Because the petition is meritorious on its face, this case is reversed and remanded with ‍​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‍directions that an evidentiary hearing be held. Id. at 718.

REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

All the Judges concur.