THOMPSON v. STATE

3 Div. 885.

444 So.2d 899 (1984)

Willie THOMPSON, Jr. v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

January 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. McGowin Williamson and John A. Taber, Greenville, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Patricia E. Guthrie, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Willie Thompson, Jr. was indicted and convicted for the murder of Freddie Lee Smith. Sentence was fifty years' imprisonment as an habitual offender. After retaining new counsel, Thompson filed a motion for new trial wherein he contends that he did not receive effective representation because trial counsel did not exercise due diligence in preparing the case for trial and in procuring the necessary witnesses for the defense.

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