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Benefield v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Oct 25, 1991
588 So. 2d 955 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)

Opinion

CR 90-959.

October 25, 1991.

Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; J. Richmond Pearson, Judge.

Rudolph Benefield, pro se.

James H. Evans, Atty. Gen., and Gail Ingram Hampton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


ON RETURN TO REMAND


On remand, the circuit court held an evidentiary hearing and entered a written order stating:

"The Court after considering sworn testimony, the record of the Plea proceedings and argument of counsel finds that the Petitioner was incorrectly informed as [to] the potential range of punishment in his cases [CC88-1902, -1903, -1904, -1905, -1906, -1452, -1166] at the time of his plea. Therefore, the Court is of the opinion that the following Order should be entered.

"It is therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:

"1. That Petitioner's request for relief under Rule 20 is due to be granted and the same is hereby granted. Said previously entered pleas are hereby set aside and held for naught. Petitioner's cases are to be restored by the Clerk to the proper docket for lawful disposition.

"2. The Honorable J. Scott Boudreaux is appointed as trial counsel in each case."

The circuit court having granted the petition for post-conviction relief, this appeal is dismissed as moot.

OPINION EXTENDED;

APPEAL DISMISSED.

All Judges concur.


Summaries of

Benefield v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Oct 25, 1991
588 So. 2d 955 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)
Case details for

Benefield v. State

Case Details

Full title:Rudolph BENEFIELD v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Oct 25, 1991

Citations

588 So. 2d 955 (Ala. Crim. App. 1991)