People ex rel. Striar v. Fay

In this habeas corpus proceeding, the relator seeks his release from prison contending that the term of his sentence' has expired as a matter of law and that he is now illegally detained.

On February 4, 1949, the relator was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 5 to 10 years. He was received at Sing Sing Prison on February 8, 1949 with a jail time credit allowance of 231 days. On May 22, 1951, he was transferred to Great Meadow Prison and paroled on September 15, 1952. On March 26, 1956, he was declared delinquent and his sentence thereby stopped running, at which time he had 2 years, 2…