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In re Blanc

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 23, 2019
No. 19-1214 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 2019)

Opinion

No. 19-1214

04-23-2019

In re: YVE BLANC, Petitioner.

Yve Blanc, Petitioner Pro Se.


UNPUBLISHED

On Petition for Extraordinary Writ. (7:06-cr-00402-TMC-1) Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and KEENAN, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Yve Blanc, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Yve Blanc petitions this Court for a writ of error coram nobis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) (2012) and Fed. R. App. P. 21. A writ of error coram nobis can be used to vacate a conviction when there is a fundamental error resulting in conviction and no other means of relief is available. See United States v. Denedo, 556 U.S. 904, 911 (2009); United States v. Swaby, 855 F.3d 233, 238 (4th Cir. 2017). But see Carlisle v. United States, 517 U.S. 416, 429 (1996) (noting that "it is difficult to conceive of a situation in a federal criminal case today where a writ of coram nobis would be necessary or appropriate" (brackets and internal quotation marks omitted)). We conclude that Blanc fails to establish that he is entitled to a writ of error coram nobis. See United States v. Akinsade, 686 F.3d 248, 252 (4th Cir. 2012) (setting forth requirements for issuance of writ). Accordingly, although we grant Blanc leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we deny his petition and deny his motion to appoint counsel. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

PETITION DENIED


Summaries of

In re Blanc

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
Apr 23, 2019
No. 19-1214 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 2019)
Case details for

In re Blanc

Case Details

Full title:In re: YVE BLANC, Petitioner.

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 23, 2019

Citations

No. 19-1214 (4th Cir. Apr. 23, 2019)