People ex rel. Wright v. Redman

This is the decision after the hearing on the return day of the writ of habeas corpus granted to the petitioner by Justice Carlton A. Fisher on November 18, 1960.

The question before the court is one of law, that is whether under the sentence imposed by Erie County Judge Latona upon the relator on September 23, 1959, the relator can be required to serve time in the Erie County Penitentiary until the fine of' $500 imposed with the sentence of a term of imprisonment of one year is satisfied by imprisonment at the rate of one day for each dollar of the fine.

It appears from the petition and from…