Legal Opinion
New York State Office of Victim Services v. Raucci
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 7, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
In this appeal, we must decide whether Retirement and Social Security Law § 110 protects state pensions from the broad reach of the Son of Sam Law, which does not expressly exempt pension funds. We hold that public pensions are not exempt from the statute’s reach.
Respondent, Steven C. Raucci, was sentenced in June 2010 to a lengthy prison term upon his conviction of numerous crimes, *237including arson in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, arising out of his alleged detonation and attempted detonation of explosive devices at…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Presbyterian Hospital v. Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Pajak v. PajakNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Geraci v. ProbstNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Dutchess County Department of Social Services v. DayNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- McDermott v. McDermottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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