Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. George Birch, Appellant, v. Robert J. Henderson, as Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1976-04-01
Citations: 38 N.Y.2d 1025
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. George Birch, Appellant, v Robert J. Henderson, as Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 38
Pages: 1025–1025

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. George Birch, Appellant, v Robert J. Henderson, as Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted March 15, 1976;
decided April 1, 1976

Opinion:
Motion to dismiss the appeal herein granted and appeal dismissed, without costs, upon 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; CPLR 7002, subd [a]).