Legal Opinion
Charles Jones v. Dennis Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 2, 1997No. 1331, Docket 96-2839PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:
The quest for justice through a fair trial frequently leads us through a complicated, confusing and often contradictory snarl of allegations. To untangle and decipher these charges, we begin with the foundational basis of the record. The importance of the record is exquisitely demonstrated by the extraordinary set of circumstances leading to this appeal.
Respondent-appellant Dennis Yacco, Attorney General of the State of New York (the “State”), appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Scheindlin, J.) granting…
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