Ronnie Jackson, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

Following entry of "best interest" guilty pleas to one count of aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated assault, the Petitioner, Ronnie Jackson, Jr., filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis on the ground that newly discovered evidence proving his innocence affected the voluntariness of his guilty plea. The Shelby County Criminal Court, following a hearing, denied relief. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that the coram nobis court abused its discretion in finding that the newly discovered evidence was not credible, that he was not without fault in failing to present this evidence earlier, and that he failed to establish that he would not have entered his guilty pleas had he been aware of this evidence. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the coram nobis court.