Is a writ of coram nobis equivalent to a motion to vacate a judgment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Goncharuk, B264362 (Cal. App. 2016):
"A petition for a writ of coram nobis is the equivalent of a motion to vacate a judgment." (People v. Griggs (1967) 67 Cal.2d 314, 316.) This is a well-established
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