Wood v. State (Majority)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the circuit court denying Defendant's pro se petition for a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying relief.
Defendant pleaded guilty to sexual abuse and was sentenced to 360 months' imprisonment. Defendant later filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis alleging that the prosecutor withheld material evidence from the defense in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963). The circuit court denied relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant failed to demonstrate that there is a reasonable probability that the judgment of conviction would not have been rendered or would have been prevented had the allegedly withheld information been disclosed; and (2) the circuit court did not err by not conducting an evidentiary hearing on the petition.
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