Legal Opinion
People v. Sullivan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1957PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
This appeal is concerned with a motion in the nature of an application for a writ of error coram nobis. The defendant, although his conviction was based on a plea of guilty, made in open court, while represented by counsel, now contends that the sentence imposed is illegal because there has been a failure of compliance with the statutory requirements contained in section 480 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Assuming that the clerk of the court did not ask the defendant 11 whether he have any légal cause to show, why judgment should not be pronounced against him ”, the question is: Does coram…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Matter of Morhous v. N.Y. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Matter of Bojinoff v. PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Matter of Hogan v. Court of General SessionsNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- People v. SadnessNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- People v. GersewitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
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3Cited by24 opinions
- People v. CrimminsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- United States of America Ex Rel. Samuel Tito Williams, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin La Vallee, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- People v. BurdashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- United States Ex Rel. Theodore R. Krzywosz, Relator-Appellant v. Walter H. Wilkins, as Warden of Attica State Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States Ex Rel. Knight v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1964
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