Couch v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals March 22, 1966

Couch v. State, 43 Ala. App. 707 (1966)

198 So. 2d 308; 1966 Ala. App. LEXIS 596

Johnson, Taylor, Ala

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This record reveals convictions on pleas of guilt before indictment. Constitution 1901, Amendment 37.

*708On coram nobis the appellant did not aver or prove that he had a valid defense or that he - was innocent of the original charges.

A majority of the court considers that the judgment below must under Culombe v. Connecticut, 367 U.S. 568, 81 S.Ct. 1860, 6 L.Ed.2d 1037 (147 Conn. 194, 158 A.2d 239), and Lynumn v. State of Illinois, 372 U.S. 528, 83 S.Ct. 917, 9 L.Ed.2d 922 (21 Ill.2d 63, 171 N.E.2d 17), be

Reversed.

JOHNSON, J., dissents only because of ■appellant’s failure to plead and prove a valid defense. Ex parte Taylor, 249 Ala. 667, 32 So.2d 659.

Reference

Full Case Name: Orville Couch v. State.
Cited By: 3 cases
Status: Published