Legal Opinion
Britt v. Legal Aid Society, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 2000PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
More than 13 years ago, this Court held in Carmel v Lunney (70 NY2d 169, 173) that an individual convicted of a criminal offense must be able to assert “his innocence or a colorable claim of innocence” before he can pursue a claim against his attorney for legal malpractice arising out of the criminal proceeding. The question we address today is when does a plaintiffs cause of action for criminal legal malpractice accrue for Statute of Limitations purposes? The policy reasons underlying the unique nature of legal malpractice claims arising out of criminal…
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