Oliver v. State

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis. Petitioner argues that he was denied an appeal of his conviction and the effective representation of counsel.

I

The petitioner was convicted of carnal knowledge in April of 1980. His appeal was dismissed in August as not having been timely filed within the forty-two day time limit. Since that time, he has challenged his conviction by four post-conviction writs filed in state court and two writs filed in federal court.

On this appeal, involving petitioner's last state petition for writ of error coram nobis, the…