Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Russell Neufeld, on Behalf of Jarvious Cotton, Appellant, v. Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-03-31
Citations: 71 N.Y.2d 881
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Russell Neufeld, on Behalf of Jarvious Cotton, Appellant, v Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 71
Pages: 881–887

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Russell Neufeld, on Behalf of Jarvious Cotton, Appellant, v Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, Respondent.
Argued February 9, 1988;
decided March 31, 1988
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Russell Neufeld, Caesar D. Cirigliano and Michele Maxian for appellant.
Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Paul DeMartini and Barbara D. Underwood of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, without costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division (132 AD2d 720).
Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Hancock, Jr., Bellacosa and Dillon. Judge Bellacosa also concurs in a concurring opinion.
Designated pursuant to NY Constitution, article VI, § 2.