United States v. Everett Ray Darnell

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• “a flexible, equitable time limitation based on the doctrine of lach-es” is applicable to petitions for coram nobis relief
• the abuse-of-the-writ doctrine does not apply to coram nobis petitions, because the narrow scope of the writ \ensures that coram nobis will not be utilized as a substitute for appeal\
• \The government's ability to meet successfully the allegations of the motion or to present a case against the defendant if he is granted a new trial may be greatly diminished by the passage of time.\ (footnote omitted)
• \The government's ability to meet successfully the allegations of the motion or to present a case against the defendant if he is granted a new trial may be greatly diminished by the passage of time.\ (footnote omitted)
• writ of error coram nobis
• five year delay is unreasonable

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