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People v. BoothPeople v. Booth

New York Court of Appeals
Mar 31, 1966
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*682Order affirmed. In our opinion the trial court ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‍was correct in denying the writ of error coram, nobis until petitioner’s sanity is restored (see People v. Cossentino, 14 ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‍N Y 2d 750).

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Van Voobhis, Bubke, Soileppi, Bebgan and ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‍Keating. Judge Fuld dissents in the following memorandum: I do not believe that a defendant’s ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‍mental condition disables him from seeking coram nobis relief. (Cf. Baxstrom v. Herold, 383 U. S. 107.) I would reverse ‍‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‍and remand for a hearing on the merits.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Booth
Court Name: New York Court of Appeals
Date Published: Mar 31, 1966
Citations: 17 N.Y.2d 681; 216 N.E.2d 615; 269 N.Y.S.2d 457; 1966 N.Y. LEXIS 1462
Court Abbreviation: N.Y.
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