Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Rucco v. Warden, Rikers Island Correctional Facility

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

Decided February 24, 2005PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Michael A. Gross, J.), entered January 7, 2004, which dismissed the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.

Since petitioner has been reinstated to parole status, his appeal is moot (see People ex rel. McGann v Ross, 91 NY2d 865 [1997]). Concur — Tom, J.E, Mazzarelli, Andrias, Friedman and Gonzalez, JJ.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel McGann v. RossNew York Court of Appeals · 1997

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Scott v. Warden of Rikers Island Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. People ex rel. Pressley v. Warden of Rikers Island Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007