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People ex rel. Harris v. New York State Parole Board

272 A.D.2d 856 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1947-05-14 English

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Harris, Appelant, against New York State Parole Board et al., Respondents.

Appeal by relator from an order of the Clinton Special Term of the Supreme Court, dismissing a writ of habeas corpus. Relator was convicted on January 18, 1927, for the crime of manslaughter, second degree, and was sentenced to imprisonment for ■a term of not Iess. than seven years and six months, and not more than fifteen

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years. While serving this sentence in Sing Sing Prison, the relator committed a second homicide and was indicted for first degree murder and after trial was convicted of the crime of manslaughter, first degree, for which he was sentenced to a definite term of twenty years. It is relator’s contention that he has been unjustly deprived of the privilege of parole under his first sentence. Order affirmed, without costs. All concur.