Supreme Court of Arkansas

Olajuwon Smith, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

August 3, 20172017 Ark. LEXIS 197

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Smith’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis. It held that Smith did not establish that his guilty plea was coerced by the required type of force or threat, that challenges to the voluntariness or sufficiency of his plea were not cognizable in coram nobis proceedings, or that the State withheld material and prejudicial evidence. The court also declined to consider arguments and factual support raised for the first time on appeal.