Supreme Court of Arkansas

Joe E. Butler, Petitioner v. State of Arkansas, Respondent

December 17, 20152015 Ark. LEXIS 669

Summary

The court denied Butler’s petition for permission to pursue coram-nobis relief because none of his allegations identified an eligible fundamental error that was unknown and unavailable at trial. His interrogation claims, witness-related allegations, newly discovered-evidence claims, sufficiency and credibility challenges, and ineffective-assistance claim were either cognizable at trial or outside the limited scope of coram-nobis proceedings.