Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Williams v. State

519 So. 2d 1375, 1988 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 37, 1988 WL 11643

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

DecidedJanuary 26, 1988

Docket2 Div. 611

StatusPublished

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Williams v. State, 519 So. 2d 1375, 1988 Ala. Crim. App. LEXIS 37, 1988 WL 11643 (Ala. Ct. App. 1988).

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McMILLAN, Judge.

This court informed the appellant’s counsel on January 4,1987, that he had not filed [1376]*1376a brief as required by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. No brief has been filed. The appellant is constitutionally entitled to effective assistance of counsel, including the filing of an appellate brief, on the first appeal of right. Evitts v. Lucey, 469 U.S. 387, 105 S.Ct. 830, 83 L.Ed.2d 821 (1985). This cause is remanded to the trial court with instructions to appoint new appellate counsel.

REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

All the Judges concur.-

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McMILLAN, Judge.

This court informed the appellant’s counsel on January 4,1987, that he had not filed [1376]*1376a brief as required by the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure. No brief has been filed. The appellant is constitutionally entitled to effective assistance of counsel, including the filing of an appellate brief, on the first appeal of right. Evitts v. Lucey, 469 U.S. 387, 105 S.Ct. 830, 83 L.Ed.2d 821 (1985). This cause is remanded to the trial court with instructions to appoint new appellate counsel.

REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

All the Judges concur.-

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