Cromeans v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Petitioner was convicted of kidnapping and rape. The Supreme Court affirmed. Petitioner subsequently filed two pro se petitions seeking to have jurisdiction reinvested in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, contending (1) he was denied a fair trial because the victim's stepfather was related to the jury foreman, (2) two of the State's witnesses recanted their testimony after trial, (3) his appellate attorney filed a "no merit" brief pursuant to Anders v. California, (4) the prosecution withheld evidence favorable to the accused, and (5) the county circuit court in which he was tried did not have jurisdiction over his rape charge. The Supreme Court denied the petitions, holding (1) Defendant's first claim was not cognizable as a ground for a writ of error coram nobis; (2) recanted testimony in itself is not a ground for issuance of the writ; (3) Petitioner failed to show the filing of an Anders brief presented an issue that fits within the purview of a coram-nobis proceeding; (4) Petitioner failed to establish a Brady violation occurred; and (5) the circuit court had jurisdiction to try Petitioner.
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