Opinion
Submitted June 23, 1997
Decided July 2, 1997
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, Second Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; § 6 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]).