Kennedy v. State

Jan 26, 1982
Reporters:
,
Before:
Bowen

Kennedy‘s petition for writ of error coram nobis was denied ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍by the circuit court without an evidentiary hearing. The petition is meritorious on its face, Summers v. State,366 So.2d 336 (Ala.Cr.App. 1978), cert. denied, 366 So.2d 346 (Ala. ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍1979), and states matters which, if true, authorize relief.Henry v. State, 387 So.2d 328 (Ala.Cr.App. 1980); Goodman v.State, 387 So.2d 861 (Ala.Cr.App.), cert. denied, 387 So.2d 862 (Ala. 1979). The Attorney General ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍fully recognizes and admits this principle on appeal.

The judgment of the circuit court dismissing the petition is reversed. This cause is remanded with directions that ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍an evidentiary hearing be held at which the defendant is present and represented by counsel. We specifically note that the Attorney General has filed ‍​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‍a motion requesting this very same action.

REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

All Judges concur.