People ex rel. Giannone v. Crowley

In this proceeding for a writ of habeas corpus, relator, a resident of Camp Adirondack, contends that his jail time has been improperly credited to his concurrent prison sentences. As a result, he argues that the day for his conditional release has already passed.

On November 7, 1973, the Supreme Court of Richmond County sentenced the relator to an indeterminate sentence of three years for the confessed crime of grand larceny, third degree. When received at Ossining Correctional Facility on November 27, 1973, he had earned 338 days of jail time according to the certification endorsed on his…