People ex rel. Hauser v. McDonnell

This is a special proceeding initiated by a writ of habeas corpus upon the petition of Joseph Hauser, father of Vincent Hauser, to inquire into the continued detention of the latter at the City Prison in Brooklyn, New York, to which he was committed under a sentence of a Judge of the County Court of Bronx County on the 10th day of June, 1949.

The prisoner was originally indicted in the County Court of Bronx County on March 25, 1949, for burglary in the third degree. Thereafter, and on May 13, 1949, upon the recommendation of the District Attorney of Bronx County, he pleaded guilty to petty…