Dantzic v. State

BOBBITT, Chief Justice.

We granted certiora/ri “for the sole purpose of determining whether or not the Court of Appeals has authority to issue writ of error coram nobis."

In State v. Green, discussed below, this specific question was not presented to or considered by the Court of Appeals or by this Court. A brief resume of the factual situation and of the decisions in Green is appropriate.

In State v. Green, 8 N.C. App. 234, 174 S.E. 2d 8 (1970), the appeal to the Court of Appeals was from Judge Godwin’s denial of the petition for a writ of error coram nobis filed by Green in the Superior Court…