People ex rel. Sheehan v. Silberglitt

The relator, preséntly confined in the City Prison, brings this proceeding by writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he is being detained illegally. On October 14, 1930, he was sentenced in New York County, upon a plea of guilty to the crime of robbery, second degree, while armed, to an indeterminate sentence of 7% to 15 years, plus 5 to 10 years on the gun charge, under section 1044 of the Penal Law, the sentences running consecutively.

He was subsequently paroled on December 20, 1939 and returned to New York State prison on July 17, 1955, following his release on parole from a Connecticut…