In re O'Neil

The petitioner herein was sentenced by the Court of General Sessions of the City of New York on April 15, 1926, for a term of twenty years. He was received in a State prison under such sentence April 16, 1926. Prior to his sentence he was confined in jail for twenty-five days.

The papers in this proceeding, although not drafted with the technique of legal formality, seek in substance and effect a determination of the amount of commutation and compensation to which the petitioner may be entitled, and a mandamus order compelling the recognition of such commutation and compensation upon his term…