New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Frank S. Hogan, as District Attorney of New York County, Respondent, Against Supreme Court of the…
January 17, 1946295 N.Y. 92
Summary
The Court held that the New York City Court of Special Sessions has the power to entertain and grant coram nobis motions to vacate judgments that are void for fraud, despite not being a court of record or of continuous jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Appellate Division's order of prohibition restraining the Supreme Court from hearing the habeas petitions was affirmed.