Legal Opinion
People v. Hill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 13, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Cardamone, J. P.
On the morning of September 9, 1971 Attica Prison was taken over by its inmates. The take-over and resulting riot began when 30 or more inmates — several of whom were carrying as weapons legs which had been ripped off chairs and desks — pushed against the A Tunnel Gate until it gave way. The prisoners streamed through the gate and into "Times Square”, a central area at which four corridors of the prison meet. In the resulting melee William Quinn, the Correction Officer in charge of "Times Square”, was struck in the head several times with a heavy board…
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