Case Name: In the Matter of Malcolm Austin, Appellant, v. Benjamin Ward, as Correctional Department Commissioner, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-03-14
Citations: 56 A.D.2d 868
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Malcolm Austin, Appellant, v Benjamin Ward, as Correctional Department Commissioner, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 56
Pages: 868–869

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Malcolm Austin, Appellant, v Benjamin Ward, as Correctional Department Commissioner, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 by an inmate of the Green Haven Correctional Facility, inter alia, to review respondents' denial of his request for a furlough under the temporary release program, petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated May 13, 1976, which dismissed the petition. Appeal dismissed as academic, without costs- or disbursements. The appellant was released on parole on February 16, 1977. Hopkins, Acting P. J., Latham, Damiani and Hawkins, JJ., concur.