Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rodney Taylor, Appellant, v. Frederick Richardson, as Superintendent of Cayuga Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-12-19
Citations: 79 N.Y.2d 805
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rodney Taylor, Appellant, v Frederick Richardson, as Superintendent of Cayuga Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 805–805

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Rodney Taylor, Appellant, v Frederick Richardson, as Superintendent of Cayuga Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted December 16, 1991;
decided December 19, 1991

Opinion:
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when 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]).