Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Foote, Appellant, v. Joseph Stancari, as Warden, Westchester County Penitentiary, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-04-02
Citations: 79 N.Y.2d 972
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Foote, Appellant, v Joseph Stancari, as Warden, Westchester County Penitentiary, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 972–972

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Foote, Appellant, v Joseph Stancari, as Warden, Westchester County Penitentiary, et al., Respondents.
Submitted February 24, 1992;
decided April 2, 1992

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that petitioner has been released from custody and 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). Motion for poor person relief dismissed as academic.