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Fugate v. State

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  • 85 Miss. 94

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law. Writ of error coram nobis. Bias of jurors.</p> <p>Where a proper case is made for a writ of error coram nobis it will lie in either a criminal or civil case, there being no statute .to forbid; but th'e writ cannot be invoked in a criminal case for the purpose of annulling a final judgment of conviction by showing that one or more of the jurors were prejudiced against defendant. and corruptly qualified for the purpose of convicting him.</p>

Judges: Whitefield

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