New York Court of Appeals, 1981

People ex rel. Peters v. New York State Department of Corrections

People ex rel. Peters v. New York State Department of Corrections
New York Court of Appeals · Decided May 5, 1981
53 N.Y.2d 866; 422 N.E.2d 833; 440 N.Y.S.2d 188; 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2442

People ex rel. Peters v. New York State Department of Corrections

Opinion of the Court

Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals sua sponte to the Appellate Division, Second Department. A direct appeal does not lie where questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3, subd b, par [2]; § 5, subd b; CPLR 5601, subd [b], par 2; Matter of Bartsch v State of New York, 33 NY2d 938).

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