If the petitioner takes an appeal in a case where the trial court properly denied the petition summarily for lack of supporting statements of fact, the appellate court may summarily dismiss the appeal. ( People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1 [ 43 Cal.Rptr. 691]; accord: People v. Lampkin (1968) 259 Cal.App.2d 673, 681 [ 66 Cal.Rptr. 538]; People v. Hemphill, supra, 265 Cal.App.2d 156, 160.) In Chew, the defendant pleaded guilty to a narcotics offense in 1965 and was committed civilly as an addict.
Its order made under such circumstances is not deemed to be one "affecting the substantial rights of the party" within the meaning of Penal Code section 1237, subdivision 3, and it is therefore not appealable. ( People v. Thornton, 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 3 [ 43 Cal.Rptr. 691].) The appeal is dismissed.
The order of the superior court is not appealable. ( People v. Thornton, 233 Cal.App.2d 1 [ 43 Cal.Rptr. 691].)" This appeal must be dismissed on the same grounds.
[6] Since the Superior Court of Los Angeles County lacked jurisdiction to act upon defendant's motion, its order is not appealable. ( People v. Thornton, 233 Cal.App.2d 1 [ 43 Cal.Rptr. 691].) The appeal is dismissed.
[2] Although the appealability of the order may depend on the substance of the facts alleged in or adduced in support of the petition, the matter must be entertained in any event to determine whether dismissal or review on the merits is proper. ( People v. Thomas (1959) 52 Cal.2d 521, 527-529 [ 342 P.2d 889]; People v. Banks (1959) 53 Cal.2d 370, 377-380, and fn. 5, pp. 379-381 [ 1 Cal.Rptr. 669, 348 P.2d 102]; People v. Shorts (1948) 32 Cal.2d 502, 506-507 [ 197 P.2d 330]; and cf. People v. Wadkins (1965) 63 Cal.2d 110, 114 [42 Cal.Rptr. 173, 403 P.2d 429] with People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 3 [ 43 Cal.Rptr. 691]; and People v. Cantrell (1961) 197 Cal.App.2d 40, 45 [ 16 Cal.Rptr. 905].) For reasons hereinafter set forth it is concluded that defendant has failed to set forth facts which entitled him to any relief in proceedings of this nature; that the trial court properly summarily denied his motion, and that this appeal should be dismissed.
"A trial court's denial of a coram nobis petition is an appealable order, unless the coram nobis petition failed to state a prima facie case for relief." (People v. Dubon (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 944, 950; see People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 3 [trial court's order denying coram nobis petition that does not allege grounds for relief "did not affect the substantial rights of the petitioner and, hence, it was not appealable"].) Thus, "[i]n an appeal from a trial court's denial of an application for the writ of error coram nobis
(People v. Langdon (1967) 250 Cal.App.2d 595; Airlines Reporting Corp. v. Renda (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 14, 20 [order by court lacking subject matter jurisdiction is void].) Because a void order does not affect the substantial rights of defendant, it is not appealable under section 1237. (People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 3.) We therefore dismiss the appeal.
(Cf. People v. Turrin (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 1200, 1208; People v. Chlad (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 1719, 1725-1726 [both holding untimely motion to recall sentence does not confer jurisdiction]; People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 2 [petition for writ of coram nobis insufficient on face does not confer jurisdiction].) Thus, if a defendant is in fact ineligible for resentencing, a denial of the petition does not affect any substantial right, and an appellate holding of defendant's ineligibility results in a lack of appellate jurisdiction over the appeal.
Similarly, a petition for a writ of coram nobis that is facially insufficient does not vest a trial court with jurisdiction to grant relief; the denial of such a deficient petition as a result cannot affect the petitioner's substantial rights, and the order is not appealable. ( People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 2, 43 Cal.Rptr. 691.) As we have concluded above, section 1170.126 confers the right to file a recall petition only on those who are not presently serving an indeterminate term of life imprisonment for a commitment conviction during the commission of which they were armed with a gun. (§§ 1170.126, subd. (e)(2), 667, subd. (e)(2)(C)(iii).)
Similarly, a petition for a writ of coram nobis that is facially insufficient does not vest a trial court with jurisdiction to grant relief; the denial of such a deficient petition as a result cannot affect the petitioner's substantial rights, and the order is not appealable. (People v. Thornton (1965) 233 Cal.App.2d 1, 2.) As we have concluded above, section 1170.126 confers the right to file a recall petition only on those who are not presently serving an indeterminate term of life imprisonment for a commitment conviction during the commission of which they were armed with a gun. (§§ 1170.126, subd. (e)(2), 667, subd. (e)(2)(C)(iii).)