Dra'Kease D. Hall v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Hall's petition for a writ of error coram nobis. It held that Hall's new claims concerning undisclosed plea negotiations, counsel's investigation, and coercion of his guilty plea were not preserved because they were raised for the first time on appeal, and that his preserved witness-coercion claim did not warrant coram nobis relief. The court concluded that the alleged facts could have been discovered before judgment, that recanted testimony and challenges to evidentiary sufficiency were not cognizable in coram nobis proceedings, and that the trial court therefore did not abuse its discretion.