People ex rel. Nelson v. Hammock

OPINION OF THE COURT

Duncan S. McNab, J.

Petitioner was sentenced on September 8, 1972 to an indeterminate prison term with a four-year maximum upon his conviction for robbery in the third degree (Penal Law, § 160.05). Petitioner was conditionally released on January 8, 1974 and declared delinquent as of October 2, 1974. A warrant was filed against petitioner on April 25, 1978, and on April 27, 1978, petitioner waived a preliminary hearing. By way of a prior writ filed July 28, 1978, petitioner alleged that he had been denied a timely final revocation hearing. On September 1, 1978, Judge George…