BURKS v. STATE

CR 91-230.

597 So.2d 759 (1992)

Abraham BURKS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

March 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abraham Burks, pro se.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and P. David Bjurberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


BOWEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner challenges his conviction for murder on the grounds that his guilty plea was coerced and that his counsel was ineffective.

The petition should not have been dismissed on the ground that habeas corpus is not the proper remedy for the relief requested. The petition should have been treated as a Rule 32, A.R.Crim.P., petition for post-conviction relief....

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