Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonardo Salemi, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1955-03-11
Citations: 308 N.Y. 863
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonardo Salemi, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 308
Pages: 863–864

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Leonardo Salemi, Appellant.
Argued February 25, 1955;
decided March 11, 1955.
Jacob Shientag and Rudolph Stand for appellant.
Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Charles W. Manning and Richard G. Denser of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, upon the ground that coram nobis does not lie. This determination is made without prejudice to an application for a new trial in respect to the dying declaration. No opinion.
Concur: Conway, Ch. J., Dye, Fulo, Froessel and Burke, JJ. Desmond and Van Voorhis, JJ., dissent upon the ground that they are of the opinion that coram nobis should lie under these circumstances in a capital case.