PEOPLE EX REL. BRIDGES v. MALCOLM


44 N.Y.2d 875 (1978)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Bridges, Also Known as John Reynolds, Also Known as William Scott, Respondent, v. Benjamin Malcolm, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections, Appellant, et al., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 31, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Laurence B. Jones and L. Kevin Sheridan of counsel), for appellant.

Lewis I. Wolf for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.


MEMORANDUM.

When relator was arrested on September 27, 1974, there were three warrants outstanding against him — for a 1972 robbery, for a 1974 burglary, and for an unrelated 1974 misdemeanor. On November 25, 1974 he was sentenced to "time served" on the misdemeanor charge; on February 6, 1975 he received zero to three years on the robbery charge; on October 15, 1975 a sentence...

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