People v. Shapiro

This is an application for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate a judgment of conviction rendered after a jury trial whereby the defendant was found guilty of the crime of robbery in the first degree and sentenced (Wallace, J.) on January 29, 1940 to State prison for a term of not less than 10 years and not more than SO years.

The gravamen of the motion is that this defendant’s rights were violated in that he was not present in the courtroom when the testimony of certain witnesses was read to the jury after the jury had requested the information during the course of its *463deliberations. The…