United States v. Thomas Norton

Judge Leibell succinctly states the problem herein as it came before him thus: “Thomas Norton, an inmate of the New York State Prison at Dannemora under a judgment of conviction as a second felony offender, moves this court to have his first felony conviction, which was in this court, set aside on the grounds that he was not represented by counsel at the time he pleaded guilty to the indictment, was not informed of his right to have counsel and did not waive counsel, all in derogation of his rights under the United States Constitution.” After a hearing in which the original trial judge, the…