<div>People ex rel Mills v Wolcott - 2026 NY Slip Op 02574

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<nav> <ol> <li>Home</li> <li>All Court Decisions</li> <li>Decisions</li> </ol> </nav> <div> <div> <h1>People ex rel Mills v Wolcott</h1> <p>2026 NY Slip Op 02574</p> <p>April 24, 2026</p> <p>Appellate Division, Fourth Department</p> <p>Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.</p> <p>This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.</p> </div> <div> <p>THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EX REL. RICHARD F. MILLS, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,</p> <p>v</p> <p>J. WOLCOTT, SUPERINTENDENT, ATTICA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT.</p> </div> <p>Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department</p> <p>Decided on April 24, 2026</p> <p>370 KAH 25-00481</p> <p>Present: Lindley, J.P., Curran, Ogden, Greenwood, And Delconte, JJ.</p> <div> <p>ERICKSON WEBB SCOLTON &amp; HAJDU, LAKEWOOD (LYLE T. HAJDU OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT. </p> </div> <p> </p><p> Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Wyoming County (Terrence M. Parker, A.J.), dated December 18, 2024, in a habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment denied the petition. </p> <p></p>[*1] <p>It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.</p> <p>Entered: April 24, 2026</p> <p>Ann Dillon Flynn</p> <p>Clerk of the Court</p> </div>

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