Wright v. Davies

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Essex County on February 4, 1970, which dismissed the complaint and granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. This action is one for false arrest brought against two Essex County Sheriffs and is based on plaintiff’s detention after his arraignment on a defective indictment. Plaintiff was indicted for the commission of a felony in violation of subdivision 3 of section 1897 of the Penal Law. He entered a plea of guilty. This conviction was subsequently reversed by this court on the ground that the trial court failed…