September, 1930.
Order reversed, on the law, and relator remanded to the custody of the warden of Great Meadow Prison Comstock, N.Y., to serve out his term under the judgment of conviction, of May 7, 1929, for escape, on the authority of People ex rel. Haines v. Hunt ( 229 App. Div. 419). Van Kirk, P.J., Hinman, Davis, Hill and Hasbrouck, JJ., concur.
Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. FLOYD L. SCRUM, Relator…
Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Date published: Sep 1, 1930
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