Guardado v. State

Miguez A. Guardado 1 appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County denying his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. He presents three issues which we have reworded slightly:

1. Whether the circuit court erred in holding that claims of ineffective assistance of counsel based on Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 [104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674] (1984), were not cognizable claims in coram nobis proceedings?

2. Whether the circuit court failed to apply the correct prejudice standard to the appellant’s Strickland ineffective assistance of counsel claim?

3. Whether the…