Robert Lee Sands, Appellant v. State of Tennessee, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Sands's coram nobis petition was not barred by the State's failure to cite the specific coram nobis limitations statute because the State gave him fair notice of its limitations defense and an opportunity to respond. It also held that his post-conviction challenge to the jury instructions was not based on a later-arising ground and therefore was barred by the three-year limitations period. The court affirmed the dismissal of both claims.