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People v. Macchi

County Court, Columbia County
Oct 22, 1964
44 Misc. 2d 170 (N.Y. Cnty. Ct. 1964)

Opinion

October 22, 1964

Michael Le Sawyer for appellant.

Warren Zittell, District Attorney, for respondent.


In a coram nobis proceeding, defendant appeals to this court from an order of the City Court of the City of Hudson, entered July 9, 1964, which denied, without a hearing, defendant's application to vacate a judgment of said City Court, rendered July 31, 1963, upon defendant's plea of guilty convicting him of a violation of section 986-b of the Penal Law and imposing sentence.

Defendant, in his moving papers, claims he was threatened by the State Police and coerced into a guilty plea.

These issues could have been raised upon appeal. No appeal was taken. It is settled law that the remedy of coram nobis should not be substituted for that of an appeal. ( People v. Zito, 18 A.D.2d 668; People v. Morrison, 14 A.D.2d 887; People v. De Groat, 13 A.D.2d 557.)

Order of the City Court of the City of Hudson is affirmed on the opinion of City Judge LIEBERMAN ( People v. Macchi, 43 Misc.2d 542). (See, also, People v. Caminito, 3 N.Y.2d 596, affg. 4 A.D.2d 697; People v. Brown, 20 A.D.2d 570; People v. Upson, 20 A.D.2d 572.)


Summaries of

People v. Macchi

County Court, Columbia County
Oct 22, 1964
44 Misc. 2d 170 (N.Y. Cnty. Ct. 1964)
Case details for

People v. Macchi

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. GEORGE MACCHI…

Court:County Court, Columbia County

Date published: Oct 22, 1964

Citations

44 Misc. 2d 170 (N.Y. Cnty. Ct. 1964)
253 N.Y.S.2d 240

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