Leonard Ray Blanton v. United States

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• concluding in a discussion of the application of the laches doctrine to a coram nobis petition that “[t]hree years was not an unduly long delay; it was a reasonable amount of time for Blanton to obtain new counsel and file suit.”
• “Because of the similarities between coram nobis proceedings and § 2255 proceedings, the § 2255 procedure often is applied by analogy in coram nobis cases.”
• “Because of the similarities between coram nobis proceedings and § 2255 proceedings, the § 2255 procedure often is applied by analogy in coram nobis cases.”
• “We review de novo the district court’s determination of legal issues in its denial of [the] petition for a writ of error coram nobis. However, we must uphold the district court’s findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous.” (citation omitted)

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