Fitzpatrick v. Smith
| Decision Date | 28 June 1983 |
| Citation | 59 N.Y.2d 916,466 N.Y.S.2d 318 |
| Parties | , 453 N.E.2d 547 In the Matter of Martin FITZPATRICK, Appellant, v. Harold J. SMITH, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents. |
| Court | New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals |
Order affirmed, without costs, for reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division (90 A.D.2d 974, 456 N.Y.S.2d 902).
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Doe v. Coughlin
...415 U.S. 953, 94 S.Ct. 1479, 39 L.Ed.2d 569; and Matter of Fitzpatrick v. Smith, 90 A.D.2d 974, 456 N.Y.S.2d 902, affd. 59 N.Y.2d 916, 466 N.Y.S.2d 318, 453 N.E.2d 547 [both holding Civil Rights Law § 79-a constitutional] Nevertheless, an inmate is constitutionally deprived of his liberty u......
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Ferrin v. New York State Dept. of Correctional Services
...to marry ( see, e.g., Matter of Fitzpatrick v. Smith, 90 A.D.2d 974, 456 N.Y.S.2d 902, affd. for reasons stated below 59 N.Y.2d 916, 466 N.Y.S.2d 318, 453 N.E.2d 547, cert. denied 464 U.S. 963, 104 S.Ct. 399, 78 L.Ed.2d 340, reh. denied, 464 U.S. 1064, 104 S.Ct. 749, 79 L.Ed.2d 205). They a......
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Ferrin v. New York State Dept. of Correctional Services
...sentences of life imprisonment (see, Matter of Fitzpatrick v. Smith, 90 A.D.2d 974, 975, 456 N.Y.S.2d 902, affd. 59 N.Y.2d 916, 917, 466 N.Y.S.2d 318, 453 N.E.2d 547, cert. denied 464 U.S. 963, 104 S.Ct. 399, 78 L.Ed.2d 340). Pursuant to the provisions of the statute, the State may constitu......
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De'Vere v. Reid
... ... Smith, 53 N.Y.2d 98, 440 N.Y.S.2d 600, 423 N.E.2d 23; Matter of Hall v. LeFevre, 84 A.D.2d 622, 444 N.Y.S.2d 230) ... In any event, we ... and sentenced to life imprisonment is neither a denial of equal protection of the laws nor cruel and unusual punishment (see, Matter of Fitzpatrick v. Smith, 90 A.D.2d 974, 456 N.Y.S.2d 902, affd. 59 N.Y.2d 916, 466 N.Y.S.2d 318, 453 N.E.2d 547 on mem. at the App.Div., cert. denied, 464 U.S. 963, ... ...
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