Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Robert Johnson, Appellant, v. Ernest L. Montanye, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1974-09-18
Citations: 34 N.Y.2d 994
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Robert Johnson, Appellant, v. Ernest L. Montanye, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 994–994

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Robert Johnson, Appellant, v. Ernest L. Montanye, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted September 3, 1974;
decided September 18, 1974.
Reported below, 42 A D 2d 1041.

Opinion:
Motion to dismiss appeal granted and appeal dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that relator has been released from prison and, therefore, his liberty is not restrained to such a degree as to entitle, him to the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus (People ex rel. Wilder v. Markley, 26 N Y 2d 648).