[new post] Rod Class’ Latest Coram Nobis Template 3.30.12

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  1. On May 6, 2012 at 8:45 pm George Dreisch said:

    Latin, In our presence; before us.] The designation of a remedy for setting aside an erroneous judgment in a civil or criminal action that resulted from an error of fact in the proceeding.

    In civil actions, a petition for a writ of coram nobis was addressed to the court in which the judgment was made, unlike an appeal, which is made to a superior court. The petition asserted that the court had made an erroneous judgment due to the defendant’s excusable failure to make a valid defense as a result of Fraud, duress, or excusable neglect, such as illness. Coram nobis could not be used where a party caused an error because of Negligence.

    The writ of coram nobis has been abolished in civil actions by the rules of federal Civil Procedure and similar provisions of state codes of civil procedure that, instead, establish different methods for setting aside judgments.

    In Criminal Procedure, coram nobis serves the same purpose as it did in civil actions and is a recognized procedure in federal criminal prosecutions. Traditionally, it was available to direct the court’s attention to information that did appear in the trial record and was not admitted into evidence because of fraud, duress, or excusable mistake. A defendant could not use coram nobis to relitigate the same charges if, through his or her own fault, such facts were not introduced as evidence.

    Modern statutes have expanded the grounds for relief based upon the principles derived from the ancient writ of coram nobis. It is no longer a common-law remedy, but statutes provide for the vacation of a conviction and usually order a new trial if there is insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction, newly discovered evidence, erroneous instruction to the jury, or prejudicial comments or conduct by the prosecutor during the trial.

    West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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  2. On December 20, 2012 at 4:48 pm sjb4djustice said:

    So what Federal Rule of Civil Proceedure recinds the application of coram nobis in civil actions? Can you state the rule section and number?

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  3. On July 8, 2013 at 7:24 pm Gerald said:

    Can you file Coram Nobis into the record of a case prior to going to trial?

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    • On January 9, 2014 at 3:00 pm ED said:

      i filed it in a motion to challenge the jurisdiction in a CPS CASE last year and got my case dropped but i did change the motion name from corram nobis to just MOTION TO CHALLENGE THE JURISDICTION.

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      • On December 7, 2014 at 10:36 am Doug House said:

        can i view the motion you used i am have a CPS case right now. my email is undergodandnation@gmail.com or call or text 402-960-6654 my name is Doug


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