People ex rel. Benson v. Burdick

Van Kirk, J,

This is a habeas corpus proceeding to inquire whether or not the relator is legally detained in the Dannemora State Hospital. In January, 1913, the relator was convicted and sentenced to ten years confinement in Sing Sing prison. A short *164time thereafter he was transferred, and regularly committed, to the Dannemora State Hospital for Insane Criminals. The question was whether, or not the relator had regained his sanity. The county judge impaneled a jury to aid him in deciding the issue. In following this course the county judge was justified. (People ex rel. Woodbury v. Hendrick,…