Legal Opinion
Overton v. Department of Correctional Services
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alain M. Bourgeois, J.
The plaintiff, Wayne Overton, stands convicted, under indictment No. 2971/84, of a series of felonies and, pursuant to Penal Law § 70.02, must be sentenced by this court to an indeterminate term of imprisonment in a Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) facility. In the instant proceeding, he seeks an order, pursuant to CPLR 3212, granting summary judgment and (a) declaring DOCS Directive No. 4914 unconstitutional as applied to him and (b) enjoining the defendants, the Department of Correctional Services and Thomas A. Coughlin, III, its…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United States v. SeegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Benjamin v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Benjamin v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
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- People v. LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Overton v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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