Legal Opinion

Hall v. Coughlin

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

Decided June 20, 1988Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Delaney, J.), entered January 8, 1987, which dismissed the proceeding.

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

We have reviewed the record and agree with the petitioner’s assigned counsel that there are no meritorious issues which could be raised on this appeal.

Since the petitioner would not be entitled to immediate release from the custody he is challenging, the habeas corpus proceeding was appropriately dismissed (see, People ex rel. Mack v Reid, 113 AD2d 962;…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. GonzalezNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. People v. PaigeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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