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Covington v. Fischer

21 N.Y.3d 999 Court N.Y. Decision date 2013-06-27 English

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In the Matter of Ronnie Covington, Appellant, v Brian Fischer, as Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondent.
Decided June 27, 2013

Appeal transferred, without, costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions

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other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, §§ 3 [b] [2]; 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).