Acosta v. State

Judgment of the Court of Claims of the State of New York (S. Michael Nadel, J.), entered on or about October 26, 2004, after a nonjury trial, dismissing the claim to recover for unjust conviction and imprisonment pursuant to the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act of 1984 (Court of Claims Act § 8-b), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

*368The trial court’s conclusion that claimant failed to present sufficient evidence to meet his heavy burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that he did not commit the crimes with which he was charged in the underlying prosecution (see Court of…