New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Franklin Smyth
July 3, 19573 N.Y.2d 184
Summary
The Court reversed the Appellate Division’s order and reinstated the Bronx County Court’s dismissal of the defendant’s coram nobis petition, holding that a petition cannot succeed on the mere filing of a mental‑examination request without proof of actual incompetence at arraignment.