Jessie Buchanan v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court denied Buchanan’s second petition for permission to pursue a writ of error coram nobis. It held that alleged discrepancies in the victim’s blood type and burial date did not establish that the State suppressed exculpatory evidence that prejudiced the defense, particularly because Buchanan admitted shooting the victim and had relied on self-defense and lack of intent. The court also held that any challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence was a direct attack on the judgment and was not cognizable in coram nobis proceedings.