Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Silvio Reynoso, Appellant, v. James E. Sullivan, as Superintendent of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-03-29
Citations: 71 N.Y.2d 874
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Silvio Reynoso, Appellant, v James E. Sullivan, as Superintendent of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 71
Pages: 874–874

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Silvio Reynoso, Appellant, v James E. Sullivan, as Superintendent of Sing Sing Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents.
Submitted February 1, 1988;
decided March 29, 1988

Opinion:
On the court's own motion, appeal transferred, without costs, to the Appellate Division, Second 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]). Motion for poor person relief dismissed as academic.