Joseph Chunestudy v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas denied Chunestudy's petition to reinvest the trial court with jurisdiction to consider coram nobis relief. It held that the victim's later recantation, alleged trial testimony about her background, prosecutorial-misconduct claims, and ineffective-assistance claims were not cognizable grounds for the writ because they involved matters known or knowable at trial, had been previously litigated, or were not extrinsic to the record. The court also denied his request for client records and deemed his motion for appointment of counsel moot.