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ON RETURN TO REMAND We found it necessary to remand this case to the circuit court for a hearing on the petition for writ of error coram nobis, because of the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel, 499 So.2d 819. The office of the writ of error coram nobis is to bring to the attention of the court an error of fact not appearing on the face of the record, which was unknown to the court or to the party affected, and which, if

This is an appeal from the denial without a hearing of a pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petitioner alleges, among other things, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. This is a ground which, if correctly set out, ordinarily warrants a hearing. He claims that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing and to appointed counsel to represent him at such hearing. The state, in its brief, concedes that petitioner is entitled to a hearing. There was no response of

460 So.2d 1139 (1984) STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Roger James EASON, Appellant. No. 16648-KA. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. December 5, 1984. Writ Denied February 15, 1985. *1141 Robert W. Gillespie, Jr. and John Broadwell, Asst. Dist. Attys., Shreveport, for appellee. Dimos, Brown, Er

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge. James Eason is a prisoner in a California penal institution. For present purposes we accept the following facts as true:1 *****Eason was convicted on two counts of robbery in the first degree [Cal.Pen.Code §§ 211, 211a] and was duly sentenced under the California Indeterminate Sentence law for the term prescribed by law, which is from five years to life. (Cal.Pen.Code §§ 213

390 F.2d 585 James EASON, Appellant,v.Fred R. DICKSON, Chairman, Adult Authority of the State ofCalifornia, RichardA. McGee, Administrator, Youthand Adult Corrections Agency of theState ofCalifornia, Appellees. No. 20303. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Jan. 30, 1968. James Eason, in pro.

Per curiam. A Chatham County jury found the appellant, Fred Eason, Jr., guilty but mentally ill on two counts of murder. The court sentenced Eason to concurrent life sentences. He raises three issues on appeal. We affirm.1 Eason’s friends and family noticed that he began to act strangely during late January 1985. One week before the killings in question, Eason told his fiancee th

*472 PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether the district court was bound by federal or state authority in considering a claim of immunity under federal law in this diversity action. We conclude that although th

Elvira Eason and George Eason were executrix and executor, administratrix and administrator, of the estate of John Henry Eason, deceased, administered in the probate court of Wayne county. Upon the hearing of their account, Clarence G. Hill, Frank T. Lodge, and Patrick H. O'Brien, who had represented the interests of the estate as attorneys during its administration, were allowed, by the probate court, $3,000, $2,000, and $2,000, respectively, as compensation for services rendered. From that

402 S.E.2d 809 (1991) 328 N.C. 409 STATE of North Carolina v. Jerry Wayne EASON. No. 485A89. Supreme Court of North Carolina. April 3, 1991. *811 Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., by G. Patrick Murphy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State. William D. Spence, Kinston, and T. Dewey Mooring, LaGrange,

11/12/2025 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON June 17, 2025 Session CAROLINE BROWN SMITHWICK v. FRED BARKSDALE SMITHWICK, IV Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-4078-20 Damita J. Dandridge, Judge ___

534 S.E.2d 547 (2000) 243 Ga. App. 863 CARNES BROTHERS, INC. v. COX. No. A00A0578. Court of Appeals of Georgia. May 10, 2000. Eason, Kennedy & Associates, Richard B. Eason, Jr., Atlanta, Carolyn J. Kennedy, for appellant. *548 Fred S. Gates, Atlanta, for appellee. ELLINGTON, Judge.

359 F.3d 925 Robert FOLEY and Patricia Foley, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CITY OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, and Fred Taylor, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-2168. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 29, 2003. Decided March 8, 2004. Robert L. Justice (argued), Logansport, IN,

647 S.E.2d 102 (2007) SCOTTISH RE LIFE CORPORATION, Movant-Appellee, v. TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant. No. COA06-1278. Court of Appeals of North Carolina. July 3, 2007. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, by Joseph W. Eason, Reed J. Hollander, and Fred M. Wood, Jr., Scarborough, for movant-appellee. Kennedy Covi

BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Sherry E. Galbraith, a white woman, and James Hunter, a black man, brought separate employment discrimination actions against their employer, Northern Telecom, Inc. Plaintiffs alleged that they had been fired for dating one another, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. The cases were referred to a magistrate for expeditious treatment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(5) and subsequently consolidated.

LOTTINGER, Judge. Petitioner, Harry Eason, instituted this action against defendants, Robert E. Mc-Gill and Delta Equipment and Construction Company, Inc., hereafter referred to as “Delta”, in solido, seeking a money judgment in the amount of $5,385.60 for services rendered under an alleged contract. Defendant, Robert E. McGill, third partied Delta. The Lower Court awarded judgment in favor of petitioner and against defendant

The indictment charged burglary in the second degree. The jury found the appellant guilty, and judgment set sentence at forty-two months imprisonment as punishment. The State's first witness was William A. Hornbuckle who identified himself as sales manager and accountant for Fred Sington, Inc., located at 404 Governors Drive, Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Hornbuckle stated that on March 28, 1971, he closed and locked the store at approximately 6:00 p. m. He stated that he examined a

The controversy in this suit grew out of a horse trade, in which the plaintiff and defendant exchanged horses, the plaintiff receiving in exchange for his horse a horse from defendants and $25 in money. The next day plaintiff carried the horse back, turned it over to defendants and offered back the $25, and demanded a rescission of the trade and the delivery back of his horse on account of a breach of warranty and deceit. Defendants refused to deliver back or to accept the tender, and plainti

Sognier, Chief Judge. Wayne C. Whitlow, as executor of the estate of Mary Shepard, brought suit against Superior Insurance Company to recover no fault funeral benefits under a policy of automobile insurance issued to his decedent’s husband. The trial court denied the insurance company’s motion for summary judgment but certified the order for immediate review, and we granted the interlocutory appeal. The r

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. OPINION WILKINSON, Chief Judge: Kenneth L. Wilson raises various claims regarding his mental capacity at the time of Jacqueline Stephens’ murder. Wilson was sentenced to death for that offense. He appeals t

In 1985, the employee, Fred Williams, suffered an injury to his wrist while working for his employer, Blue Circle. In 1987, the employee suffered another on-the-job injury. The second injury was also to the employee's wrist. In 1989, the employee filed a complaint for workmen's compensation benefits from his employer for the 1987 injury. The employer's answer admitted that the employee suffered an on-the-job injury, but asserted *Page 632 a