Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clarence D. McGann, Also Known as John French, Appellant, v. Bert Ross, as Superintendent of Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-12-22
Citations: 91 N.Y.2d 865
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clarence D. McGann, Also Known as John French, Appellant, v Bert Ross, as Superintendent of Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 91
Pages: 865–865

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Clarence D. McGann, Also Known as John French, Appellant, v Bert Ross, as Superintendent of Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted November 10, 1997;
decided December 22, 1997

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).