Supreme Court of Arkansas

Burton v. State

January 30, 20142014 Ark. 44

Summary

The court denied Burton’s request to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to pursue coram-nobis relief. It held that ineffective-assistance claims are not cognizable in coram-nobis proceedings, that evidence previously presented or known to the trial court is not extrinsic to the record, and that the alleged Brady violation failed because the State had not suppressed the recording. No separate opinions were filed.