Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald B. Nickerson, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1955-12-30
Citations: 1 A.D.2d 763
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald B. Nickerson, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 763–763

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Donald B. Nickerson, Appellant.

Opinion:
Order affirmed. Memorandum: There is ample evidence to sustain the finding of the County Court that at the times of the defendant's arraignment, plea, sentence, and resentence he was capable of understanding the charges against him and of making his defense thereto, without considering the testimony of the witness Namishia, which should have been excluded under section 353 of the Civil Practice Act. (People v. Shapiro, 308 N. Y. 453 ; 58 Am. Jur., Witnesses, p. 272.) All concur. (Appeal from order of Onondaga County Court denying defendant's application for a writ of error coram nobis.) Present—McCurn, P. J., Kimball, Wheeler, Van Duser and Williams, JJ.