Slocum v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CasePetitioner was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. In his pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, Petitioner contended that he was entitled to issuance of the writ on the ground that the State wrongfully withheld material evidence from the defense in violation of Brady v. Maryland. The Supreme Court denied the petition, holding that Petitioner failed to meet his burden of showing that the State withheld information that would have resulted in a different outcome in the proceedings.
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