Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Ronald Simpson, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1983-01-06
Citations: 58 N.Y.2d 796
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Ronald Simpson, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 796–797

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Ronald Simpson, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted December 6, 1982;
decided January 6, 1983

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that relator has been released from custody and, therefore, his liberty is no longer restrained to such a degree as to entitle him to the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus (see People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648).