People v. Purcell

Appeal by the defendant, by permission, from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Heller, J.), entered July 17, 1985, which denied, without a hearing, his motion pursuant to CPL 440.10 to vacate a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Starkey, J.), rendered May 14, 1976, convicting him of murder in the second degree (two counts) and arson in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence; and (2) so much of an order of the same court, entered September 10, 1985, as, upon reargument, adhered to the prior determination.

Ordered that the appeal from the order…