McKinney v. State (Majority, with Dissenting)
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The Supreme Court denied Petitioner's pro se petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court to allow him to file a petition for writ of error coram nobis in his criminal case, holding that Petitioner did not meet his burden of establishing that he was entitled to coram nobis relief.
In his petition, Petitioner asserted that the State withheld material evidence from the defense in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), by not turning over exculpatory evidence concerning DNA testing and a firearm that was not adequately tested by the State for fingerprints. The Supreme Court denied the petition, holding (1) the fact that certain scientific testing was not performed on an item in evidence did not constitute a showing that the testing was hidden by the State; and (2) Petitioner's remaining allegation was not within the purview of the writ.
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