Santangelo v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J. P.
Claimant was assaulted and raped by Edward Simcoe, a 16-year-old boy, who was free on an unsupervised furlough (see Correction Law, art 26) from Camp Georgetown, a minimum security facility where he was serving a sentence for robbery with a dangerous weapon. Her claim against the State is based on the negligence of the Temporary Release Committee and the Superintendent of Camp Georgetown in approving the inmate’s furlough request. At trial, the Court of Claims rejected the State’s contention that, as a matter of law, it was immune from liability for the…
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