Supreme Court of Arkansas

Shequitqa L. Joiner v. State of Arkansas

October 17, 20192019 Ark. 279

Summary

The court denied Joiner's petition to reinvest jurisdiction for a coram nobis proceeding because none of her claims established a recognized ground for that extraordinary writ. It held that the alleged counsel conflict was an ineffective-assistance claim outside coram nobis, and that the alleged undisclosed evidence was either not withheld from the defense, was known at trial, or was not shown to be material or prejudicial. The opinion text includes a dissent arguing that the alleged undisclosed agreement with the prosecution warranted a hearing, but separate opinions were not included in the provided record.