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44 Ala. App. 660

Champion v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 18, 1969

Alabama Court of Appeals · decided 1969-02-18

Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently October 1987

13 state decisions

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Decided 1969-02-18

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CATES, Judge.

¶1This appeal from denial of coram nobis raises only a question of fact.

¶2The fact at issue is whether or not Champion voluntarily pleaded guilty to a grand larceny indictment for which he got a sentence of one year and a day.

¶3He testified but brought out nothing to show that he could have probably maintained a not guilty plea. Champion’s fear seems to have been that he could get up to ten years in prison. His former attorney *661was called by the State and testified that he did not coerce Champion into pleading guilty.

¶4Under Code 1940, T. 13, § 66 (third sentence), we close this opinion. Since the burden of persuasion was on •appellant, the judgment of the trial court is due to be

¶5Affirmed.

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