Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alexis Orta, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-05-06
Citations: 73 A.D.3d 452
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alexis Orta, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 452–453

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Alexis Orta, Appellant.
[899 NYS2d 610]

Opinion:
Appeal from order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (John E Collins, J.), entered December 2, 2009, which denied, on the ground of ineligibility, defendant's CEL 440.46 motion to be resentenced, unanimously dismissed as moot.
Defendant contends that the motion court erred in concluding that, as a reincarcerated parole violator, defendant was ineligible for resentencing to a determinate sentence. Were we to accept that argument, the proper corrective action would be a remand to the motion court for a discretionary determination of the motion. However, during the pendency of this appeal, defendant has again been released on parole. Since he is not in custody, he is not presently eligible for resentencing (CEL 440.46 [1]). Therefore, this appeal is moot, and we do not find applicable the exception to the mootness doctrine set forth in Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne (50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]). Concur— Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Catterson, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.
Motion seeking leave to file amicus curiae brief granted.