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Shahid v. Coughlin

56 N.Y.2d 987 Court N.Y. Decision date 1982-06-23 English

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In the Matter of Zahid Abush Shahid, Also Known as Thomas Flowers, et al., Petitioners, and Jehan Abdur Raheem et al., Appellants, v Thomas Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Argued June 8, 1982;
decided June 23, 1982
p. 989
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Robert Selcov, Robert A. Kagan, Barbara Schneider Corner and David Leven for appellants.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Frederick R. Walsh and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, without costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division ( 83 AD2d 8 ). We note, however, that the Statute of Limitations referred to by the Appellate Division was not in effect at that time.

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.

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