Sheehan v. City of Binghamton

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered April 25, 1977 in Broome County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, seeking access to a certain complaint on file with the Police Department of the City of Binghamton. On September 10, 1976 in the City of Binghamton, a CB radio was stolen from a car owned by one Harold C. Clackett. The theft was reported to the police and on September 20, 1976 petitioner filed an application for public access to records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law which comprises sections 85…