Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Howard Davis, Appellant, v. Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-09-02
Citations: 51 N.Y.2d 739
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Howard Davis, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 51
Pages: 739–739

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Howard Davis, Appellant, v Harold J. Smith, as Superintendent of Attica Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted June 30, 1980;
decided September 2, 1980

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal, etc., dismissed upon the ground that 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 (People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648).