Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Paul Bridgefourth, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-01-15
Citations: 52 N.Y.2d 883
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Paul Bridgefourth, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 52
Pages: 883–883

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Paul Bridgefourth, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted December 29, 1980;
decided January 15, 1981

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that the 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).