context: Whether to grant relief under a writ of error coram nobis is a decision committed to the discretion of the Court; federal judges may exercise their discretion by granting relief to correct serious defects underlying the conviction or sentence if those defects were not correctable on appeal or where exceptional circumstances otherwise justify such relief.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 955 F.2d 996, 996
citation_a.parenthetical: in the 5th Circuit, standard of review for a petition of writ of error coram nobis is more strict than that applicable to habeas corpus
citation_a.sentence: Cf. Drobny, 955 F.2d at 996 (in the 5th Circuit, standard of review for a petition of writ of error coram nobis is more strict than that applicable to habeas corpus).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.parenthetical: in the D.C. Circuit, habeas corpus standards generally apply in reviewing writs of error coram nobis
citation_b.sentence: United States v. McCord, 509 F.2d 334, 341 (D.C.Cir.1974), cert. denied, 421 U.S. 930, 95 S.Ct. 1656, 44 L.Ed.2d 87 (1975); see Laughlin v. United States, 474 F.2d 444, 451 (D.C.Cir.1972), cert. denied, 412 U.S. 941, 93 S.Ct. 2784, 37 L.Ed.2d 402 (1973) (in the D.C. Circuit, habeas corpus standards generally apply in reviewing writs of error coram nobis).