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People ex rel. Bridgefourth v. Smith

52 N.Y.2d 883 Court N.Y. Decision date 1981-01-15 English

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Paul Bridgefourth, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted December 29, 1980;
decided January 15, 1981

Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that the relator has been released on parole and, therefore, his liberty is no longer restrained to such a degree as to entitle him to the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus (People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648 ).