Davis v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of Appellant’s petition seeking a writ of error coram nobis, holding that the trial court’s findings were supported by the record, and the trial court did not abuse its discretion by declining to issue the writ.Appellant entered a negotiated plea of nolo contendere to charges of manslaughter, manufacture of a controlled substance, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence. In his coram nobis petition, Appellant alleged that he was coerced into entering the plea. The trial court denied the petition on several grounds. The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of relief, holding that Appellant had not shown an abuse of the trial court’s discretion in declining to issue the writ. View "Davis v. State" on Justia Law