People Ex Rel. Rapacki v. Martin

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5 N.Y.2d 899 (1959)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. John Rapacki, Appellant, v. Walter B. Martin, as Warden of Attica Prison, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued November 21, 1958.

Decided January 8, 1959.

Hayden H. Dadd for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (J. Bruce MacDonald and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE.

Order affirmed; no opinion.

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