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People ex rel. Peters v. New York State Department of Corrections

53 N.Y.2d 866 Court N.Y. Decision date 1981-05-05 English

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The People of the State of New York ex rel. Joseph Peters, Also Known as Peta, Appellant, v New York State Department of Corrections et al., Respondents.
Decided May 5, 1981

Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte to the Appellate Division, Second Department. A direct appeal does not lie where questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3, subd b, par [2]; § 5, subd b; CPLR 5601, subd [b], par 2; Matter of Bartsch v State of New York, 33 NY2d 938 ).

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