Harris v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Prudenti, PJ.
This appeal requires us to determine whether a claim seeking damages from the State of New York for unjust conviction and imprisonment satisfied the pleading requirements of, and stated a cause of action under, Court of Claims Act § 8-b, and if so, whether the claimant was entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability. We answer these questions in the affirmative.
In December 1991 two individuals were robbed at gunpoint by three men, while a fourth man waited in a getaway car. One month later, the claimant, Gerald Harris, was arrested in connection…
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