Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Peter Pomaro, Appellant, v. Richard D. Hongisto, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-04-22
Citations: 49 N.Y.2d 953
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Peter Pomaro, Appellant, v Richard D. Hongisto, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 953–954

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Peter Pomaro, Appellant, v Richard D. Hongisto, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Submitted March 31, 1980;
decided April 22, 1980

Opinion:
On the court's own motion, appeal transferred, without costs, to the Appellate Division, Second Department. 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; Matter of Bartsch v State of New York, 33 NY2d 938). Motion for assignment of counsel dismissed as academic.