Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jackie Breeden, Jr. v. State of Arkansas

November 7, 20192019 Ark. 314

Summary

The court denied Breeden’s petition to reinvest jurisdiction in the circuit court to consider a coram nobis petition alleging that the State withheld favorable material from the defense. The court held that Breeden’s conclusory assertions did not establish suppression, favorable evidence, or prejudice, and that he could not use coram nobis proceedings to investigate or search for factual support. The petition therefore failed to demonstrate a concealed, material, and prejudicial fundamental error.