Magby v. State

On January 13, 1969, Leonard Magby entered a plea of guilty to grand larceny and burglary and was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. More than thirty-two years later, on September 19, 2001, Magby filed a pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis in the trial court. Petitioner explained in the petition that he was challenging the judgment because the conviction was used to enhance a sentence imposed on him in a federal court proceeding. The petition was denied, and petitioner Magby filed a notice of appeal from the order rather than a petition for writ of certiorari in this court. We…