Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dennis F. Vilella, Petitioner, and George Sassower, Appellant, v. Warden, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-06-13
Citations: 78 N.Y.2d 907
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dennis F. Vilella, Petitioner, and George Sassower, Appellant, v Warden, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 78
Pages: 907–907

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Dennis F. Vilella, Petitioner, and George Sassower, Appellant, v Warden, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Submitted April 22, 1991;
decided June 13, 1991

Opinion:
On the Court's own motion, appeal, insofar as it is taken as of right on behalf of George Sassower, dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that no appeal lies as of right from the unanimous order of the Appellate Division absent the direct involvement of a substantial constitutional question; appeal, insofar as it is taken as of right on behalf of Dennis Vilella, dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that George Sassower is not a representative authorized to prosecute the appeal. Motion for a stay dismissed as academic.