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People Ex Rel. Ross v. Wilson

New York Court of Appeals

Decided July 13, 1937PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Crane, Ch. J.

Section 218 of the Prison Law (now Correction Law, Cons. Laws, ch. 43), as amended by chapter 286 of the Laws of 1912, reads as follows: “ Absolute discharge of paroled prisoner. If it shall appear to said board of parole that there is reasonable probability that any prisoner so on parole will live and remain at liberty without violating the law, and that his absolute discharge from imprisonment is not incompatible with the welfare of society, then said board shall issue to said prisoner an absolute discharge from imprisonment upon such sentence, which shall be effective…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Mongno v. LawesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Jiranek v. UpdikeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
  2. Vanilla v. MoranNew York Supreme Court · 1947
  3. People ex rel. Kleinger v. WilsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
  4. People ex rel. Fershing v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Nattin Realty, Inc. v. LudewigAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972

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