Order reversed on the law and proceeding remitted to the Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term, for a new hearing and for a determination de novo.
No questions of fact were considered. In a coram nobis proceeding to vacate a judgment, the burden of proof is on the defendant to establish his contention by clear and convincing proof (cf. People v. Lensky,
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