Thompson v. McEvoy

Were the above-captioned matters before an appellate court on appeal they would, no doubt, be dismissed. (See People ex rel. Burley v. Agnew, 28 N Y 2d 551, granting lv. to app., and People ex rel. Burley v. Agnew, 28 N Y 2d 658, dsmg. app. on the grounds the relator had been released on parole.) In this court they have simply died a natural death. This opinion is “ ex post facto ”, but is written in the vain hope that change might be effected and as a declaration that, at least-insofar as this court is concerned, the practice of indiscriminate and prolonged deprivations of liberty by the use…