People v. Jordan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBrink, J.
Appeal from an order dismissing a petition in the nature of a writ of coram nobis without a hearing. The defendant was convicted of the crime of grand larceny, second degree, on the 7th day of October, 1959, upon his plea of guilty. He was given a suspended sentence and placed on probation for a period of one year. It is conceded that at no time did *585the court comply with the provisions of section 335-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Under these circumstances, the conviction was void. (People ex rel. Colam v. La Vallee, 14 N Y 2d 83.) This is true as to a conviction upon a plea of guilty…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1964