PEOPLE v. MESSINA


19 A.D.2d 900 (1963)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John Messina, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

November 18, 1963


Order affirmed.

This coram nobis application is based upon the defendant's claim that at the time of his trial he was legally insane because: (a) he had been previously committed in 1957 to the Central Islip State Hospital upon a civil commitment issued by the County Court, Nassau County; and (b) he had not been discharged therefrom until after he was sentenced upon his conviction. The record discloses the following undisputed facts: The crime for which defendant...

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