Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thorington Boney, Also Known as John Boney, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-04-06
Citations: 34 A.D.2d 651
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thorington Boney, Also Known as John Boney, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 651–651

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Thorington Boney, Also Known as John Boney, Appellant.

Opinion:
In a proceeding by defendant with respect to a judgment of conviction rendered by the former County Court, Kings County, on June 29, 1960, the appeal is from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated September 29, 1967 (erroneosly referred to in the briefs by the date of October 2, 1967), which denied the application without a hearing. Order affirmed. While orders denying motions for resentence are not appealable, we are of the opinion that when an attack on the legality of a conviction used as a predicate for multiple offender treatment involves the construction of a statute, or a question of its applicability or compliance therewith, it is properly within the scope of coram nobis (People v. Wright, 34 A D 2d 736). Accordingly, the order is appealable and our determination for affirmance is on the merits. Christ, Acting P. J., Rabin, Hopkins and Munder, JJ., concur; (Beldock, P. J., deceased.)