Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Harris v. New York State Division of Parole

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 13, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Appeal from a judgment of Supreme Court, Jefferson County (Gilbert, J.), entered September 7, 2001, which, inter alia, dismissed the petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus.

It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the peti*939tion seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Because “ ‘[p]aróle decisions are discretionary and prisoners have no right to be released prior to the expiration of their sentences,’ ” petitioner is not entitled to habeas corpus relief (People ex rel. Daniels v…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Sansalone v. SchriverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. People ex rel. Christy v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Alford v. BerbaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People ex rel. Oberoi v. YelichAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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