Burks v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's fourth pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to consider a petition for writ of error coram nobis, holding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate a fundamental error of fact that was extrinsic to the record that would warrant issuance of the writ.
In his fourth coram nobis petition, Petitioner asserted his innocence and alleged that his trial was defective due to fraudulent testimony against him. Petitioner also challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and other asserted errors. The Supreme Court denied relief, holding that Petitioner was not entitled to coram nobis relief.
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