Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Milton Williams, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-05-25
Citations: 34 A.D.2d 834
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Milton Williams, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 834–834

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Milton Williams, Appellant.

Opinion:
In two coram nobis proceedings, defendant appeals from the two orders of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated September 11, 1968 and February 27, 1969, respectively, which denied the applications without a hearing. Order of September 11, 1968 affirmed. No opinion. Order of February 27, 1969, reversed, on the law, and proceeding which resulted in that order remanded for a hearing and a new determination. In our opinion, the petition alleged facts sufficient to warrant the granting of a hearing limited to the sole question of whether the complaining witness' in-court identification was " tainted " by the pretrial identification; the People must establish "by clear and convincing proof" that the identification was based upon observations of the suspect other than the police station identification (People v. Ballott, 20 N Y 2d 600, 607). Christ, P. J., Munder, Martuscello, Latham and Kleinfeld, JJ., concur.