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Buchannon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Apr 17, 1992
597 So. 2d 766 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992)

Opinion

CR 91-414.

April 17, 1992.

Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court; William Hereford, Judge.

Anthony Carl Buchannon, pro se.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Beth Hughes, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus.

The motion of the Attorney General is granted. The order of the circuit court dismissing the petition is reversed. This cause is remanded with directions that this cause be transferred to the circuit court of Lee County pursuant to Rule 32.5, A.R.Crim.P., and the petitioner be afforded the opportunity to file the proper form for a Rule 32 petition for post-conviction relief. See Johnson v. State, 555 So.2d 215, 216 (Ala.Cr.App. 1988), reversed in part on other grounds, 555 So.2d 216 (Ala. 1989).

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

All Judges concur.


Summaries of

Buchannon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Apr 17, 1992
597 So. 2d 766 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992)
Case details for

Buchannon v. State

Case Details

Full title:Anthony Carl BUCHANNON v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Apr 17, 1992

Citations

597 So. 2d 766 (Ala. Crim. App. 1992)

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