Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward Purvis, Appellant, v. J. Edwin La Vallee, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-10-18
Citations: 18 N.Y.2d 753
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward Purvis, Appellant, v. J. Edwin La Vallee, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Respondent.
Judges: C oncur: Chief J udge Desmond and J udge s Fuld, VaN Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi, Bergak and Keatikg.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 753–755

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward Purvis, Appellant, v. J. Edwin La Vallee, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Respondent.
Argued September 29, 1966;
decided October 18, 1966.
Robert F. Doran for appellant.
Louis J. LefJcowits, Attorney-General (Winifred C. Stanley and Ruth Kessler Toch of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed. Appellant who pleaded not guilty and stood trial on the criminal charge was not prejudiced by the failure to notify him at his arraignment pursuant to then section 335-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure (see People v. Porter, 14 N Y 2d 785). The refusal of the Appellate Division to assign counsel in that court on the argument of the appeal in this proceeding was erroneous, hut it resulted in no prejudice to relator since he was thereafter in fact represented on the appeal by an attorney.
C oncur: Chief J udge Desmond and J udge s Fuld, VaN Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi, Bergak and Keatikg.