Legal Opinion

Leka v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 21, 2005No. Claim No. 106392PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In a claim to recover damages for unjust conviction and imprisonment pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 8-b, the claimant appeals from an order of the Court of Claims (Waldon, J.), dated May 12, 2004, which granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) to dismiss the claim for failure to state a cause of action.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

By judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered May 31, 1990, the claimant was convicted of murder in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Sami Leka v. Leonard A. Portuondo, Superintendent, Shawangunk Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  3. Reed v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Ivey v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. People v. LekaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wilson v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  2. Turner v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 2006
  3. Jeanty v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. Matter of Figueroa v. FabrizioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  5. Matter of Samy F. v. FabrizioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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