Benjamin W. Markus, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Markus's petition for a writ of error coram nobis challenging his guilty pleas on competency grounds. It held that Markus could not rely on factual support added for the first time on appeal and that the psychiatric evaluation known before trial established no extrinsic fact unavailable to the trial court. Because he failed to show a fundamental error satisfying the requirements for coram-nobis relief, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion.