Osburn v. State (Majority, with Concurring)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s denial and dismissal of Appellant’s petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Appellant failed to demonstrate that the trial court abused its discretion in denying relief.
Appellant entered a negotiated guilty plea to kidnapping and second-degree murder for an aggregate sentence of 480 months’ imprisonment. Appellant later filed a petition seeking a writ of coram nobis, alleging a Brady violation and ineffective assistance of counsel. The trial court denied the writ. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant failed to demonstrate that the evidence that was allegedly suppressed was sufficient to alter the outcome of the trial; and (2) there was no error in the trial court’s conclusion that Appellant’s allegations of ineffective assistance were not cognizable.
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