People v. Burke
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
1Opinion of the CourtThomas Dickens, J.
From prison, where he is now serving a sentence in consequent punishment for another crime, defendant solicits the good graces of this court to lend its approval to a de novo proceeding regarding another sentence already expired.
In this way he expresses the hope of being enabled to recover the loss of credit for time served in jail prior to conviction and before sentence.
He attributes the cause of the loss of such time to the Parole Division of the Department of Correction as a result of its refusal to obey a corrective order made by the sentencing Judge subsequently to the pronouncement of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Donohue v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. Romano, New York County Courts1957
- People v. Tyson, New York County Courts1957
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