Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Samantha Seda, on Behalf of Jordan Stephens, Petitioner, v. David Hansell, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2018-01-24
Citations: 157 A.D.3d 897
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Samantha Seda, on Behalf of Jordan Stephens, Petitioner, v David Hansell, Respondent.
Judges: Rivera, J.P., Leventhal, Maltese and Duffy, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 897–897

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Samantha Seda, on Behalf of Jordan Stephens, Petitioner, v David Hansell, Respondent.
[66 NYS3d 921]

Opinion:
Writ of habeas corpus in the nature of an application pursuant to CPL 180.80 to release the defendant in a criminal action entitled People v Stephens, commenced in the Criminal Court of the City of New York, Queens County, under docket No. CR-027129-17QN.
Adjudged that the writ is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.
The writ must be dismissed as academic because the defendant has been released from custody (see People ex rel. Vancour v Scoralick, 140 AD2d 658 [1988]; see also People ex rel. Lassiter v Schriro, 114 AD3d 593, 594 [2014]).
Rivera, J.P., Leventhal, Maltese and Duffy, JJ., concur.