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People ex Rel. Middleton v. Zelker

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 18, 1975
36 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1975)

Summary

In Middleton the petitioner sought credit for time in custody prior to the imposition of any sentence. Since no sentence was being served during that period, the time was not already committed to a previously imposed sentence.

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Opinion

Argued January 10, 1975

Decided February 18, 1975

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JOSEPH F. HAWKINS, J.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( David H. Berman and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), for appellant.

Lewis H. Silverman and Bernard R. Bacharach for respondent.


Order affirmed, without costs, on the memorandum at the Appellate Division.

Concur: Judges JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE. Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN and GABRIELLI dissent and vote to reverse on the dissenting memorandum at the Appellate Division.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Middleton v. Zelker

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 18, 1975
36 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1975)

In Middleton the petitioner sought credit for time in custody prior to the imposition of any sentence. Since no sentence was being served during that period, the time was not already committed to a previously imposed sentence.

Summary of this case from Matter of Kalamis v. Smith

In Middleton the petitioner was arrested in Kings County on May 27, 1968 and held there to await disposition of a Kings County robbery charge.

Summary of this case from Matter of Kalamis v. Smith

In Middleton, as noted, we decided that a person held in custody on more than one charge prior to the commencement of any sentence, is entitled to credit this period against a sentence later imposed on one of the charges.

Summary of this case from Matter of Kalamis v. Smith
Case details for

People ex Rel. Middleton v. Zelker

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. CHARLES MIDDLETON, Respondent…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 18, 1975

Citations

36 N.Y.2d 691 (N.Y. 1975)
366 N.Y.S.2d 411
325 N.E.2d 871

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