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Matter of DeFreitas v. New York State Police Crime Lab

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

Decided July 28, 2016No. 520316PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAarons, J.

Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (McGrath, J.), entered October 21, 2014 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition.

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (see Public Officers Law art 6 [hereinafter FOIL]), petitioner, a prison inmate, submitted a written request to respondent on April 4, 2014 for documents associated with DNA testing relating to his convictions for which he is imprisoned (see People v DeFreitas, 116 AD3d 1078, 1078-1079 [2014], lv denied 24 NY3d 960 [2014]). After…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hearst Corp. v. ClyneNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Rattley v. New York City Police DepartmentNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. Lesher v. HynesNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. People v. DeFreitasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  5. De Fabritis v. McMahonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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