People v. Villar

People v Villar (2025 NY Slip Op 00339) People v Villar 2025 NY Slip Op 00339 Decided on January 22, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports. Decided on January 22, 2025 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department MARK C. DILLON, J.P. WILLIAM G. FORD CARL J. LANDICINO DONNA-MARIE E. GOLIA, JJ. 2024-09060 (Ind. No. 973/20) [*1]The People of the State of New York, plaintiff, v Manuel Villar, defendant. Manuel Villar, Ossining, NY, defendant pro se. Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill, William H. Branigan, and Lucy E. Pannes of counsel), for plaintiff. DECISION & ORDER Application by the defendant for a writ of error coram nobis seeking leave to file a late notice of appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered September 6, 2022. ORDERED that the application is granted, and the defendant's application is deemed to be a timely notice of appeal. The defendant has established his entitlement to the relief requested (see People v Syville, 15 NY3d 391). DILLON, J.P., FORD, LANDICINO and GOLIA, JJ., concur. ENTER: Darrell M. Joseph Clerk of the Court