People v. Powers

The petitioner in this coram nobis application was sentenced to 10 to 20 years on November 1, 1951 upon a conviction after trial of robbery.

This is his sixth coram nobis application.

In the instant petition he raises a new contention not heretofore raised. I give it scant attention not because of the persis*625tence of petition in “ inventing ” new grounds but because the legal issue is rare and does not justify intensive research.

When the crime was committed and on the date of judgment, the petitioner-defendant alleges he was a member of the armed forces. He also alleges that this Nation was in a…