Order unanimously reversed and proceeding remitted to Erie County Court for a hearing.
Memorandum:
The petition shows sufficient facts to entitle the defendant to a hearing on the issue of whether or not he was prevented from filing his notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction by the prison authorities. (See People v. Hairston,
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