People ex rel. Stutz v. Conboy

These four habeas corpus proceedings have been commenced by relators who pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and were found by the court to be narcotic addicts. Each has been certified to the Narcotic Addiction Control Commission (hereafter N. A. C. C.) and has been held for treatment at the Great Meadow Correctional Institution. The proceedings have been consolidated for trial before me.

In these proceedings, they jointly contend that they should not have been committed to Great Meadow, where the treatment *792is for crimes, whereas they should receive treatment for drug addiction as a disease or…