James Edward Williams, Petitioner v. State of Arkansas, Respondent

Summary

The court denied Williams's petition for permission to pursue a writ of error coram nobis. It held that ineffective-assistance claims are not cognizable in coram-nobis proceedings and that Williams failed to allege specific extrinsic facts showing that his sanity could not have been litigated at trial. The existing psychological evaluation indicated that he was competent and did not have a substantial mental disease or defect when he committed the offenses.