Carolina Fernandez v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CAROLINA FERNANDEZ, 25 Civ. 2243 (PAE) Petitioner, 12 Cr. 8 (PAE) -v- OPINION & ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge: This decision resolves a petition for a writ of coram nobis, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). In 2012, Carolina Fernandez, a non-citizen permanent resident, pled guilty before this Court to a single misdemeanor charge of possessing heroin, in violation of

21 U.S.C. §§ 812

and 844. Fernandez now petitions to vacate that conviction and thereby avoid its adverse…