Garrett v. Lowe

Opinion of the Court

WISS, Judge:

This is a petition for extraordinary relief in the nature of error coram nobis that asks for relief from certain alleged instructional errors at petitioner’s court-martial proceedings in 1981 and 1983. See 28 USC § 1651(a). This Court issued an order for the Government to show cause why the requested relief should not be granted, and the Government filed its answer brief. Petitioner initially filed pro se but, thereafter, was appointed appellate counsel; those counsel, in turn, filed a reply brief.

Now, after full consideration of the arguments made in these…