Marion Gene Westerman, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Westerman’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis without a hearing. It held that his insanity claim was not based on a fact unknown to the sentencing court, and that his alleged coercion based on counsel’s advice about possible additional sentences was actually an ineffective-assistance claim, which is not cognizable in coram nobis proceedings.