Florentino v. Cleary

Petitioner, on a writ of habeas corpus, seeks to have jurisdiction of her alleged violation of probation transferréd to Suffolk County pursuant to CPL 410.80. The question at issue is whether CPL 410.80 permits Suffolk County to reacquire supervision of this probation.

Three counties are involved in this jurisdictional tangle. Petitioner was sentenced to three years ’ probation in Nassau County in 1971 and supervision was transferred to the Suffolk County Probation Department where her family resides. In 1972 she was sentenced to five years’ probation in Oswego County and supervision of that…