SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These cross-appeals require us to explore poorly understood terrain: the modern configuration and use of the ancient writ of error coram nobis. This archeological dig entails a determination of when and under what circumstances that writ may be used by a criminal defendant as a vehicle for securing post-conviction relief.
The context is as follows. The petitioner, Alfred W. Trenkler, is a prison inmate, currently serving a federal sentence...
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