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p. 1112John Hemphill, Appellant, v State of New York, Respondent. Decided February 18, 2014
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Third Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, §§ 3 [b] [2]; 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).