People ex rel. Froats v. Hammock

Judgment unanimously reversed and writ dismissed. Memorandum: Special Term correctly found that relator’s rights were not violated by the failure of the Board of Parole to reserve decision on his parole revocation hearing until after his trial on the underlying criminal charges even though the hearing officer had initially agreed to do so. Relator did not waive any constitutional or statutory rights or change his position to his detriment. Although he waived his right to a prompt decision, he received a prompt decision and therefore suffered no prejudice (cf. Santobello v New York, 404 US…