People ex rel. Andrea v. Jackson

Appeal from an order of the Clinton County Court which dismissed a writ of habeas corpus and remanded appellant to the Warden of Clinton Prison. Appellant was sentenced as a fourth offender, with a minimum term of not less than fifteen years and a maximum of his natural life. His contention is that one of the crimes, for which he was convicted in Canada, would not have been a felony in the State of Hew York. The crime committed in Canada was an atttempt to commit extortion by means of oral threats. Prior to September 1, 1911, an attempt to commit extortion was not a felony in this State…