Opinion
14188 Index No. 100490/21 Case No. 2021-01766 Ind. No. 553/21
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.
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.
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] ).