New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of John Joseph Mulligan v. Robert E. Murphy, as Warden of Auburn Prison, the People of the State of…
May 7, 196414 N.Y.2d 223
Summary
The Court held that chapter 473 of the Laws of 1960, which amended sections 218 and 219 of the Correction Law, must be applied prospectively and not retroactively to prisoners serving delinquent time on its effective date. Accordingly, the petitioner's request for retroactive recomputation of his delinquent time was denied and the lower courts' order was reversed.