Legal Opinion
Bodeau v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 1, 2020No. 1365/19PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Edward Andre Bodeau v. State of Maryland, No. 1365, September Term 2019 Opinion by Kehoe, J. PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS — SCOPE A petition for a writ of error coram nobis is an equitable action by which the petitioner can challenge a conviction based on constitutional, jurisdictional, or fundamental grounds in order to escape the collateral consequences of an allegedly wrongful conviction after having discharged the sentence for that conviction. CORAM NOBIS — LACHES Because a coram nobis proceeding is equitable in nature, the doctrine of laches may be asserted as a defense. If the…
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