—it found that the defendants in entering their pleas of guilty and in giving certain false testimony "relied on the acts, conduct and appearances on the part of the State, as well as upon the statements of their own counsel, that life sentences would be pronounced and had been guaranteed."

The trial court made written findings of fact and conclusions of law (presumptively in the view that an application for a writ of error coram nobis is a civil proceeding

However, it appears doubtful that the coram nobis remedy still exists in Kansas. § 19: 49 Writ of error coram nobis-Case law pre-1964 For pre-1964 postconviction coram nobis case law in Kansas,

Some jurisdictions have taken the contrary view that coram nobis is to be classified as civil even though relief is sought from a criminal judgment.

That the writ, or the proceeding for it, has been traditionally regarded as civil in nature cannot be disputed

At common law such writs were issued out of chancery and were and still are generally considered to be civil in nature, even though used to question a judgment and sentence in a criminal case.

[CITATION] State postconviction remedies and relief handbook with forms

[CITATION] Montana Law Review

[CITATION] Loyola Law Review