People v. Chapman

The question presented on this appeal from the denial by the Justice of the Peace of a writ of error coram nobis, is whether or not the Justice of the Peace before whom the defendant pleaded guilty to a traffic violation, either directly or indirectly, lulled the defendant into the belief that a plea of guilty would not jeopardize his license to operate a motor vehicle. By statute, section 335-a of the Code of Criminal Procedure, it is provided that a Justice of the Peace in any case in which a plea of guilty may give rise to the loss of such a license, that the Justice must inform the…