Opinion
Argued March 5, 1946
Decided April 18, 1946
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, DAVIS, J.
Lester Samuels and Maxwell V. Lovins for appellant.
Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney-General ( Orrin G. Judd, Saul A. Shames and Howard F. Danihy of counsel); Miles F. McDonald, District Attorney ( William I. Siegel of counsel), for respondent.
Order affirmed. A commitment to the institution at Napanoch under section 438 of the Correction Law constitutes a prior conviction within the meaning of section 1941 of the Penal Law. No opinion.
Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, THACHER and DYE, JJ. MEDALIE, J., deceased.