Boutelle v. New York State Board of Parole

On May 24, 1974, petitioner was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment not to exceed seven years upon his plea of guilty to the crime of robbery in the first degree. The sentencing court did not fix his minimum term of imprisonment, however, and when petitioner commenced serving his sentence on July 8, 1974, he had already *399spent 413 days in jail awaiting the disposition of his case. Subsequently, he met with the parole board, pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 212 of the Correction Law, and was given a minimum period of imprisonment of three years with an initial meeting with…