Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Brady v. Warden of Queens House of Detention

New York Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 1959PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJ. Irwin Shapiro, J.

The petitioner now lodged in the Queens County Jail applies for .release by way of a writ of habeas corpus. The petition in support is written by petitioner in pencil, and it is, therefore, understandable that it is somewhat inarticulate and contains a paucity of legal facts.

From petitioner’s argument on this motion, it would seem that he claims that he should be released because the warrant lodged against him by the Parole Board is ineffective by reason of the fact that, if credited with time spent by him in Matteawan State Hospital, the term of his original sentence has fully expired, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People ex rel Stein v. McCannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  2. Goldman v. SnyderNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  3. Goldman v. SnyderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1951
  4. People ex rel. Singer v. Parole CommissionNew York Supreme Court · 1939
  5. People ex rel. Singer v. Parole CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Brady v. RuthazerNew York Supreme Court · 1959

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