Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward G. Harrison, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of the Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-09-07
Citations: 42 N.Y.2d 995
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward G. Harrison, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of the Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 995–995

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward G. Harrison, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of the Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted July 11, 1977;
decided September 7, 1977

Opinion:
Motion to dismiss the appeal herein granted and the appeal dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that the relator 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.