Opinion
2021-04114 Index 100490/21
06-29-2021
In the Matter of The People of the State of New York, ex rel. Christopher Booth, on Behalf of David Sanabria, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden of Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC), Respondent-Respondent. Appeal No. 14188 No. 2021-01766
Lipman & Booth, LLC, New York (Christopher Booth of counsel), for appellant. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Christopher Mills of counsel), for respondent.
Lipman & Booth, LLC, New York (Christopher Booth of counsel), for appellant.
Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York (Christopher Mills of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Acosta, P.J., Manzanet-Daniels, Gische, Kapnick, Webber, JJ.
Judgment (denominated an order), Supreme Court, New York County (Steven M. Statsinger, J.), entered on or about May 7, 2021, denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the proceeding, unanimously reversed on the law, without costs and the matter remanded for a hearing on the merits.
As the People concede, petitioner is entitled to a determination of the merits of his writ of habeas corpus (CPLR 7002 [a], [b] [1], 7010 [b]).