Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lionel Richardson, Appellant, v. Anthony Boucaud, as Superintendent of Altona Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-11-30
Citations: 15 N.Y.3d 916
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lionel Richardson, Appellant, v Anthony Boucaud, as Superintendent of Altona Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 916–916

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Lionel Richardson, Appellant, v Anthony Boucaud, as Superintendent of Altona Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Decided November 30, 2010

Opinion:
Appeal dismissed, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, upon the ground that petitioner 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 (see People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648 [1970]).