Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Rivera v. Coughlin

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

Decided January 20, 1987Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Jiudice, J.), dated November 16, 1984, which, after a hearing, dismissed the writ.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Our review of the record leads us to conclude that the instant writ of habeas corpus, based upon the claim that the petitioner had not been furnished with the necessary transcripts of pretrial suppression hearings to prosecute an appeal to the Appellate Division, First Department, was properly dismissed. Although we do not condone undue…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Keitt v. McMannNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. People ex rel. Lee v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  3. People ex rel. Gist v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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