People ex rel. Patrick v. Frost
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
This is a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of the imprisonment of the relator Patrick. The return shows that-Pat- ■ rick was convicted of murder in the first degree and judgment was pronounced against iiim whereby he was sentenced' to be. put to death; that the Governor commuted the sentence of death to imprisonment for life and that- Patrick is imprisoned under the judgment as so- commuted. ■ '
Both judgment and commtitation are attacked. I shall consider first the commutation. It.is contended that a punishment of death cannot be commuted because commutation is…
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