Edmond Lewis v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Lewis’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis challenging his guilty pleas to three counts of commercial burglary. It held that Lewis’s coercion claim was unsubstantiated, contradicted by his sworn plea-hearing statements, and based in part on an ineffective-assistance theory not cognizable in coram nobis proceedings. The court also held that Lewis failed to pursue the claim diligently because he knew of the alleged threat when he pleaded guilty and waited more than five years to seek relief.