Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Bressette v. Superintendent of Great Meadow Correctional Facility

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

Decided August 22, 1991PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Harris, J.), entered October 3, 1990 in Albany County, which denied petitioner’s application *962for a writ of habeas corpus, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, without a hearing.

Initially we note that petitioner has been released on parole, thus rendering moot this habeas corpus proceeding (see, People ex rel. Doyle v Fischer, 159 AD2d 208; People ex rel. Kitchen v Sullivan, 121 AD2d 415). In any event, petitioner’s allegation that his conviction was in contravention of his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination was or could have…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Rosado v. MilesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. People ex rel. Grady v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. People ex rel. Kitchen v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  4. People ex rel. Sales v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. People ex rel. Doyle v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Faison v. TravisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. People v. New York State Division of ParoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. People ex rel. Bentley v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People ex rel. Hatzman v. SenkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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