People ex rel. Schlecter v. Foster

The relator was convicted in the County Court of Westchester County of the felony of possessing burglar’s tools and was thereafter duly arraigned upon an information pursuant to section 1943 of the Penal Law, charging him with having been thrice previously convicted of felonies within the meaning of section 1942 of the Penal Law. He admitted to being the same person named in the information and thereafter was sentenced on December 9, 1940, to State’s prison to a term of from fifteen years to life.

It appears that relator herein was duly convicted of the crime of attempted grand larceny on May…