Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Smith v. Higgins

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

Decided May 27, 1994Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Motion to proceed as poor person denied; cross motion to dismiss granted. Memorandum: Appellant’s motion for poor person relief is denied on the ground that the appeal is moot (see, People ex rel. Ezbitski v Koehler, 136 AD2d 667; see also, People ex rel. Lane v Infante, 143 AD2d 483). Moreover, we conclude that it is appropriate for the appeal to be dismissed on the same ground. The issues raised on this appeal do not present any exception to the mootness doctrine. Present— Pine, J. P., Balio, Lawton, Davis and Boehm, JJ.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Lane v. InfanteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People ex rel. Ezbitski v. KoehlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988