Legal Opinion

People v. Jordan

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1966Published

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

  1. Wilson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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