Jimmy Smith Jr., Petitioner v. State of Arkansas, Respondent

Summary

The court denied Smith’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the trial court for purposes of pursuing a writ of error coram nobis. It held that his ineffective-assistance claims, challenges to witness credibility and evidentiary sufficiency, and unsupported Brady allegations were outside the permissible scope of coram-nobis relief or inadequately pleaded. The court also held that Smith’s more-than-seven-year delay independently defeated his petition for lack of due diligence.