People ex rel. Halle v. Ashworth

This writ of habeas corpus tests whether a parolee, in this case under a life sentence, may be sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of a misdemeanor (Correction Law, §§ 203, 204). It appears that, upon separate misdemeanor convictions, two consecutive indeterminate sentences may not simultaneously be imposed (People ex rel. Gordon v. Ashworth, 290 N. Y. 285), and in consequence it has been held that a parolee under an indeterminate term may not be sentenced, upon another misdemeanor conviction, to another indeterminate term until the expiration of the first such term (People ex…