Legal Opinion
Henry v. Looney
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1971PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSol Wachtler, J.
The question in this proceeding is whether a court may relieve a party of the practical stigma of a criminal arrest record. Theoretically, the problem should not exist, for an arrest in and of itself, lawful or otherwise, is legally and logically probative of nothing regarding the character and background of the person arrested. As a practical matter, however, an arrest record may stigmatize and impede its victim throughout his lifetime.
On a summer day in 1968, by appointment, the 15-year-old petitioner and two companions arrived by boat at a friend’s home to spend the day water skiing.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dale B. Menard v. John N. Mitchell and John Edgar HooverCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States v. KalishDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1967
- Wheeler v. GoodmanDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1969
- In re SmithNew York City Family Court · 1970
- Weisberg v. Police DepartmentNew York Supreme Court · 1965
3Cited by17 opinions
- Hynes v. KarassikNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re Dorothy D.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Bilick v. DudleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Richard S. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- In re Anthony P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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