Legal Opinion
Frett v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 14, 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kane, J. P.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered August 25, 1988 in Sullivan County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition.
In October 1986, petitioner was sentenced to an indetermi*780nate prison term of 2 1/3 to 7 years. In September 1987, petitioner was transferred to Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County where he participated in facility programs in an effort to receive a certificate of earned eligibility (hereinafter CEE). The Legislature created the "earned eligibility program” as an…
2Cited by5 opinions
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