Opinion
03-23-2017
Appeal transferred, without costs, by the Court of Appeals, sua sponte, to the Appellate Division, First Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (see N.Y. Const., art. VI, § § 3 [b][2], 5 [b]; CPLR 5601[b][2] ).
Chief Judge DiFIORE and Judge ABDUS–SALAAM took no part.