People ex rel. Molina v. Noble

Eelator on this writ is currently detained as a prisoner in the New York City Correctional Institution for Men located in the Borough of The Bronx under an indeterminate sentence of the Bronx County Court of up to three years. He seeks credit for the 165 days he was incarcerated prior to conviction in Matteawan State Hospital for the criminally insane.

There is no question that under the recent amendment to subdivision (b) of section 204 of the Correction Law (L. 1961, ch. 258), enacted April 3, 1961, effective 30 days thereafter, a prisoner in a city institution for an indefinite term is…