Legal Opinion
Amato v. Ward
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Breitel.
In this proceeding under CPLR article 78, petitioner Amato, a State prisoner, seeks an order directing respondent correctional authorities to restore six months "good time”, that is, time allowed for good behavior in determining eligibility for conditional release (Correction Law, § 803, esp subds 1, 5; Penal Law, § 70.40, subds 1, 3). Supreme *470Court dismissed the petition, a divided Appellate Division affirmed, and petitioner appeals.
The issue is whether constitutional mandates of due process of law require that a prisoner be given a hearing, with written advance notice of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- McGinnis v. RoysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Beattie v. New York State BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Wilkinson v. SkinnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dignan v. ShieldsTexas Supreme Court · 1879
- Ulster County Savings Institution v. OstranderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897