Supreme Court of Arkansas

John Richard Lukach v. State of Arkansas

April 30, 20202020 Ark. 175

Summary

The court denied Lukach's second petitions seeking permission to pursue coram nobis relief and a writ of certiorari, denied appointed counsel, and deemed his withdrawal motion moot. It held that several claims were abusive reassertions or ordinary trial errors outside the scope of coram nobis, and that the alleged Brady violation failed because Lukach did not show State suppression, materiality, or prejudice. The court also denied certiorari because the asserted errors could have been raised at trial or on direct appeal.