New York State Crime Victims Board v. Mitchell

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Keegan, J.), entered December 18, 2002 in Albany County, which granted petitioner’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

In December 2001, petitioner was notified by the Department of Correctional Services that the inmate account of respondent, serving time for assault in the first degree, exceeded $10,000 (see Executive Law § 632-a [2] [b]). This information was then imparted to respondent’s victim, David M. Konits, by letter dated January 23, 2002 (see Executive Law § 632-a [2] [c]). Shortly thereafter, Konits gave written notice to petitioner that…