Legal Opinion
Torres v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 17, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The claimant’s convictions of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree were reversed and the indictment was dismissed because of a finding by this Court that the defense of entrapment had been established at trial by a preponderance of the credible evidence (see, People v Torres, 185 AD2d 257). Thereafter, the claimant sued for compensation under Court of Claims Act § 8-b for the six years he had spent in prison. The Court, however, granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the claim, finding, inter alia,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. LaiettaNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Berger v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- Fudger v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Berger v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Vasquez v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Chalmers v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Groce v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Pinter v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2010