People ex rel. Hammond v. Martin

Relator appeals from an order dismissing his writ of habeas corpus whereunder he sought to be released from the Dannemora State Prison. He is not entitled to be released, but may be entitled to other relief. He was serving a determinate sentence and may be discharged under the Correction Law only after the Governor has acted upon the report of the warden and the other members of the Board constituted as prescribed in the Correction Law (§§ 235, 236). Relator is entitled as matter of right to have his name certified to the Governor when his sentence has expired through the allowance for…