People v. Stockwell

(Acting as County Judge). The petitioner brings this proceeding for a writ of coram nobis on the ground that, following a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree and sentence, he was not advised by his attorneys or anyone else of his right to appeal within the time limited therefor. .He was granted a hearing by this court and said hearing* was held on October 21, 1969. The undisputed facts elicited on said hearing were as follows:

Petitioner had been indicted on December 20, 1960, by the Grand Jury of Rensselaer County for murder in the first degree. He was assigned two attorneys to…