Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Buttery, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1982-02-09
Citations: 55 N.Y.2d 921
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Buttery, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 55
Pages: 921–921

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Buttery, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted January 25, 1982;
decided February 9, 1982

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