People ex rel. Pariser v. Fay

By this habeas corpus proceeding the relator, an inmate of Green Haven Prison, claims his right to be released from custody. On May 19, 1958, the relator was sentenced to an indeterminate' term of 30 years minimum to 60 years maximum by the County Court, Kings County, following a trial which began on April 14, 1958, and concluded on April 16, 1958, with the jury finding relator guilty of first degree robbery, petit larceny and second degree assault.

Relator now claims his release upon the ground that the trial court lost jurisdiction in that a juror who had been sworn, but who was later…