Goins v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court denied Petitioner’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court so that he may file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case and a motion for appointment of counsel, holding that Petitioner did not establish a ground for the writ.
In his petition, Petitioner argued that the trial court and the State violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), by failing to disclose that a certain juror was biased. Petitioner also filed a motion for appointment of counsel. The Supreme Court held (1) Petitioner failed to demonstrate a Brady violation because he did not show that some fact was hidden from the defense; and (2) the denial of Petitioner’s petition rendered his motion for appointment of counsel moot.
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