Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred Rothermel, Appellant, v. Thomas H. Murphy, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, N. Y., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-06
Citations: 245 A.D. 783
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred Rothermel, Appellant, v. Thomas H. Murphy, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, N. Y., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 783–783

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Fred Rothermel, Appellant, v. Thomas H. Murphy, as Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, N. Y., Respondent.

Opinion:
The relator is now being held on the commitment of the Parole Board, following the violation of the terms imposed by the Governor who had granted commutation. The Board was without power to commit under the law as it then existed, sections 696, 697, 698, Code of Criminal Procedure. Order reversed and relator discharged. Hill, P. J., Crapser and Heffernan, JJ., concur; Rhodes and Bliss, JJ., dissent. (See People ex rel. Atkins v. Jennings, 248 N. Y. 46.)