Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Philip Dinitz, Appellant, v. Marron Hopkins, Warden, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-11-29
Citations: 73 N.Y.2d 784
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Philip Dinitz, Appellant, v Marron Hopkins, Warden, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 784–784

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Philip Dinitz, Appellant, v Marron Hopkins, Warden, et al., Respondents.
Decided November 29, 1988

Opinion:
Appeals transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, First Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie where questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).