Clark D. Frazier v. State of Tennessee

I respectfully disagree with the Court’s decision. In my view, this Court should apply the doctrine of stare decisis, adhere to its previous reasoning in Wlodarz v. State, 361 S.W.3d 490 (Tenn.2012), and hold that the writ of. error coram nobis under Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-26-105 (2014) may be used in a collateral attack on a guilty plea.

The principle of stare decisis, that the Court should follow precedential decisions, is “a foundation stone of the rule of law.”.

Kimble v. Marvel Entm’t, LLC, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2401, 2409, 192 L.Ed.2d 463 (2015) (quoting Michigan v. Bay Mills…