Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lee Higgs, Appellant, v. Superintendent, Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-02-08
Citations: 46 N.Y.2d 884
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lee Higgs, Appellant, v Superintendent, Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 884–884

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lee Higgs, Appellant, v Superintendent, Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents.
Argued January 9, 1979;
decided February 8, 1979

Opinion:
Appeal dismissed, without costs, on the ground that relator has been released on parole and, therefore, his liberty is no longer restrained to such a degree as to entitle him to the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus (People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648).