Gregory v. Class

[¶ 31.] I fully agree that we should affirm the circuit court’s dismissal.

[1132.] I write specially to note that the majority opinion seems to unduly narrow the circumstances under which eoram nobis is the appropriate remedy. This is contrary to the letter and spirit of coram nobis as expressed by Justice Wollman in In re Brockmueller, 374 N.W.2d 135, 137, 138-39 (S.D.1985):

Generally, this extraordinary writ is only available to attack convictions involving collateral legal disadvantages which survive the satisfaction of a sentence.

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The state further argues that coram nobis is…