Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Burns v. Mellas
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 2007PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that relator has been released from custody and, therefore, his liberty is no longer restrained to such a degree as to entitle him to the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus (see People ex rel. Wilder v Markley, 26 NY2d 648 [1970]).
Judge Jones taking no part.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Wilder v. MarkleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
3Cited by2 opinions
- People ex rel. Coleman v. Warden of Rikers Island Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- People ex rel. Coriano v. WardenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008