PEOPLE v. LAIN


309 N.Y. 291 (1955)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alvin E. Lain, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 17, 1955


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent L. Rosato for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Harold Roland Shapiro of counsel), for respondent.

CONWAY, Ch. J., FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ., concur; DYE, J., taking no part.


DESMOND, J.

Defendant petitioned for coram nobis relief to set aside his 1934 conviction for robbery on a guilty plea. His allegation was that he had not been represented by counsel, or advised of his right to counsel, at any stage of those 1934 criminal proceedings. His petition included a request for a hearing as to the truth of those allegations but such a hearing was denied him. The Court of General...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases