Legal Opinion
Williams v. Cornelius
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1990PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Bellacosa, J.
The appeal, here by this Court’s grant of leave to petitioner, is from a judgment of the Appellate Division dismissing as moot the proceeding seeking to review a summary criminal contempt adjudication. We conclude that petitioner is entitled to her day in court on the merits and, therefore, reverse.
The facts alleged in the petition verified by petitioner and the underlying transcript of the contempt proceeding attached to the petition as an exhibit present petitioner’s case. She is a 20-year-old black woman who attended Supreme Court in Rochester as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Matter of Douglas v. AdelNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Katz v. MurtaghNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- Lindsay v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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