Legal Opinion
Ayers v. Coughlin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1988PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
Under New York’s bipartite corrections system, individuals ultimately subject to State custody may initially be confined in county jails, to be transferred to State correctional facilities after conviction and sentencing. This appeal focuses on the *350point when the State must accept State prisoners from county jails. In a situation where State and county correction officials each claim dangerous overcrowding at their facilities, the point when inmates must be accepted into State custody— already the subject of extensive litigation — obviously has great practical…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Crespo v. HallNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- County of Nassau v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- County of Onondaga v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Benjamin v. MalcolmDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- People ex rel. Maxian v. BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
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