People ex rel. Koplitz v. Warden
New York Supreme Court
Habeas cobpus proceedings.
1Opinion of the CourtHotchkiss, J.
Each of the relators attacks the validity of the Parole Commission Law (Laws of 1915, chap. 579, as amd. by Laws of 1916, chap. 358) under which he was sentenced. The validity of this act is well settled. In People ex rel. Pinchback v. Warden, 184 App. Div. 777, 778, the court said: “The constitutionality and validity of the act has repeatedly been decided by the courts. ’ ’ In Matter of Koplitz and Holt: *600Koplitz is held by virtue of a final judgment of the Court of Special Sessions on conviction of the misdemeanor of attempted petit larceny. Penal Law, §§ 1290,1296, 2. Holt is held by virtue…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Cosgriff v. . CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Cohen v. Warden of WorkhouseNew York Supreme Court · 1913
- People ex rel. Pinchback v. Warden of the PenitentiaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918