People v. Sorrell

Petitioner seeks an order vacating a conviction through common-law writ of error coram nobis. This petition is a companion proceeding to a motion pending before this court for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.

The relief sought herein is based on an alleged violation of respondent’s constitutional right of confrontation as guaranteed under the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Respondent was convicted of the crime of selling narcotics after a trial by a jury. The prosecution’s case rested mainly on the testimony of a witness who, in response to an inquiry…