Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Williams v. Kirkpatrick

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

Decided November 8, 2013Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a judgment (denominated memorandum and order) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John L. Michalski, A.J.), dated June 12, 2012 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The judgment denied the petition.

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

Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this habeas corpus proceeding alleging that he is entitled to immediate release from prison pursuant to Executive Law former § 259-j (3-a), which has since been replaced by Correction Law § 205 (4). According to petitioner, his sentence of 20 years to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Harris v. SullivanNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. People ex rel. Stevenson v. BeaverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. People ex rel. Ward v. RussiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  4. Rosario v. New York State Division of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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