Legal Opinion
MATTER OF GRIFFIN v. Coughlin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1996Published
1Opinion of the Court
88 N.Y.2d 674 (1996)
673 N.E.2d 98
649 N.Y.S.2d 903
In the Matter of David Griffin, Appellant,
v.
Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
Argued February 15, 1996.
Decided June 11, 1996.
Robert N. Isseks, Middletown, and Alex Smith for appellant.
Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, Albany (Julie S. Mereson, Victoria A. Graffeo and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.
Marc D. Stern, New York City, and Lois C. Waldman for The American Jewish Congress, amicus curiae.
Chief…
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