People ex rel. Mendolia v. Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility

Decision Date10 May 1979
Citation417 N.Y.S.2d 932,47 N.Y.2d 779
Parties, 391 N.E.2d 1013 The PEOPLE of the State of New York ex rel. Stephen MENDOLIA, Respondent, v. SUPERINTENDENT, GREEN HAVEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Respondent, New York State Board of Parole, Appellant.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Order reversed, without costs, and the petition dismissed upon the ground that the remedy of habeas corpus is not available since relator will not be entitled to immediate release, in view of counsel's advice that relator is now incarcerated as the result of a new charge (People ex rel. Lane v. Vincent, 32 N.Y.2d 940, 347 N.Y.S.2d 202, 300 N.E.2d 733;People ex rel. Fitzgerald v. Casscles, 28 N.Y.2d 866, 322 N.Y.S.2d 256, 271 N.E.2d 233). 65 A.D.2d 631, 409 N.Y.S.2d 513

COOKE, C. J., and JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG, JJ., concur.

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