Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided December 20, 1967No. Claim No. 45408Published
1Opinion of the CourtCaroline K. Simon, J.
The claimant in this action for unlawful imprisonment was born in Puerto Rico. He came to New York to live with his mother. In 1961, when he had been here more than 10 years, he was arrested and charged with the third degree burglary of a vegetable market. Thereafter, a Judge of the Court of General Sessions declared him a youthful offender on May 3, 1961. His sentence was suspended, despite previous encounters with the law, and he was placed on probation.
On November 3, 1962, along with three other young men, Juan Rodriguez was arrested, charged with assault and robbery of a man on a downtown…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Nastasi v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Jameison v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1956
- People v. Van SlykeOneida County Court · 1961
- Fishbein v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1953