Order reversed on the law and the facts, and proceeding remitted to the court below for the purpose of holding a hearing and taking proof on the issue of defendant's sanity at the time of his plea and sentence, and for the purpose of making a determination on the basis of all the proof adduced.
The basis of defendant's application is (1) that he "pleaded guilty by reason of coercion instigated by his Counsel and the Honorable Court", and (2) that he was insane at...
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