Randall v. Whitman

1. While the writ of error corara nobis is recognized as a part of the law of this State—having been a part of the common law at the time that law was adopted—it will not lie in cases where the party seeking it has an adequate statutory remedy. South v. State, 72 Ga. App. 79 (33 S. E. 2d 23).

2. The applicant here seeks the writ of error coram nobis because he contends the remedy of an extraordinary motion for new trial as provided in Code § 70-303 is not available to him, for the reason that the newly discovered evidence upon which he relies is cumulative and impeaching in character. Without…