Smith v. State

Kenyatta M. Smith v. State of Maryland, No. 26, September Term, 2021. Opinion by Getty, C.J. PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS — QUALIFICATIONS FOR RELIEF — DISCRETION OF THE CORAM NOBIS COURT The Court of Appeals held that a circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying a petition for writ of error coram nobis where the petitioner satisfied the qualifications set forth in Skok v. State,

361 Md. 52

(2000), but did not establish that the matter presented circumstances compelling the extraordinary remedy of a writ of error coram nobis to achieve justice. Circuit Court for Baltimore…