Legal Opinion

Doe v. Fischetti

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 16, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—White, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Crime Victims Board which denied petitioner’s claim for compensation as a crime victim.

In December 1993, petitioner filed a claim with the Crime Victims Board alleging that her landlord had raped her in August 1990 and then continued to sexually harass, threaten and attempt to rape her again. After conducting an investigation, the Board denied petitioner’s claim because of a lack of substantiating evidence. Petitioner requested a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Rigaud v. Crime Victims Compensation BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  2. Ortiz v. LeakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  3. Regan v. Crime Victims Compensation BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. Callicutt v. State Executive Department, Crime Victims BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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