Andre Kaufman v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ January 20, 2016 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A16A0775. ANDRE KAUFMAN v. THE STATE. In 1995, Andre Kaufman pled guilty to possession of marijuana. In 2015, he petitioned for Writ of Error Coram Nobis, seeking to challenge the validity of his guilty plea. The trial court denied the petition, and Kaufman filed this direct appeal. We, however, lack jurisdiction. A writ of error coram nobis “is the ancestor of the current extraordinary motion for new trial.” Crews v. State,

175 Ga. App. 300

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