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p. 866The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Mucciolo, Appellant, against William E. Snyder, as Warden of Sing Sing Prison, Respondent. Argued March 5, 1946; decided April 18, 1946.
Lester Samuels and Maxwell V. Lovins for appellant.
Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General (Orrin G. Judd, Saul A. Shames and Howard F. Danihy of counsel); Miles F. McDonald, District Attorney (William I. Siegel of counsel), for respondent.
Order affirmed. A commitment to the institution at Napanoch under section 438 of the Correction Law constitutes a prior
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conviction within the meaning of section 1941. of the Penal Law. No opinion.
Concur: Loughran, Oh. J., Lewis, Conway, Desmond, Thacher and Dye, JJ. Med’alie, J., deceased.