People ex rel. Willis v. Sage
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the relator, Charles P. Willis, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 18th day of July, 1896, denying his motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding the board of commutation of the Sing Sing State Prison to allow to him commutation for his good conduct as a convict in such prison.
1Opinion of the Court
Bradley, J.:
In May, 1885, the relator was convicted in the United States District Court for the northern district of Hew York, of the offense of *5passing counterfeit United States Treasury notes, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Erie County Penitentiary for the term of five years. In January, 1889, he was, on allowance of commutation, discharged by the Governor upon the condition that if he should, during the time between the date of his discharge and the expiration of the full term for which he was sentenced, be convicted for any felony, he should, in addition to the penalty which…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Tarble's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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