People v. Shapiro

The defendant’s petition for a writ of error coram nobis alleges that, at the trial, the jury, after retiring to delib*205erate, returned to the courtroom and, by direction of the court, had certain testimony read to them at a time when the defendant was absent. This, defendant contends, is in violation of the rights accorded defendant by section 427 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and by the State and Federal Constitutions. Hence defendant concludes the judgment of conviction is void even though the judgment was affirmed on appeal to the Appellate Division (260 App. Div. 861) and this court…