People v. Oddo

The People appeal from an order granting-defendant’s motion for a writ of error coram nobis and vacating a judgment of conviction and sentence rendered on July 13, 1931, on a plea of guilty to the crime of robbery in the third degree.

It is defendant’s claim that he was not represented by counsel or advised of his right to representation by counsel on either the plea or the sentence. The back of the indictment shows that he was represented by the Legal Aid Society at a time prior to the plea of guilty and sentence and that a lawyer named Frank Belli Paoli was substituted. The Law Journal…