Sands v. State

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

The defendant, Robert Lee Sands, appeals from the Court of Criminal Appeals’ affir-mance of the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of coram nobis or, in the alternative, for post-conviction relief. After consideration of the arguments of the defendant and the State, we conclude that both the coram nobis and post-conviction claims are time-barred, and therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1977 the defendant Sands was convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, and first-degree murder. He was sentenced…