People ex rel. Williams v. La Vallee

On December 1,1948, the relator Monroe Williams was sentenced by the Nassau County Court as follows: for robbery, first degree, 30 to 60 years; burglary, first degree, 15 to 30 years; grand larceny, first degree, 10 to 20 years; *1063assault, second degree, 5 to 10 years. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

On September 12,1958, the defendant appeared without counsel for resentence before the Nassau County Court, who vacated the 1948 sentence as illegal and resentenced the relator as follows: robbery, first degree, sentence suspended; burglary, first degree, 10 to 20 years; grand…