Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Bagley v. Albaugh

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

Decided December 27, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed the petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus because petitioner is not entitled to immediate release even if his present contentions *892have merit (see, People ex rel. Brown v New York State Div. of Parole, 70 NY2d 391, 398; People ex rel. Davila v Herbert, 258 AD2d 921). “Although this Court has the power to convert a petition for a writ of habeas corpus into a CPLR article 78 petition [citation omitted], [petitioner] has not requested that relief and on this record we do not consider it appropriate”…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Brown v. New York State Division of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People ex rel. Travis v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. People v. ClarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People ex rel. Johnson v. KrackeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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