Legal Opinion
Della Pietra v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1988PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Claimants have recovered a judgment against the State for damages to their business resulting from actions of the New York State Organized Crime Task Force in illegally entering and searching their premises; seizing books, records and other property; and retaining them for a prolonged period of time. The conduct of the State agents in invading these *795claimants’ rights, we have previously held, was without any statutory or other authority (see, Matter of B. T. Prods. v Barr, 44 NY2d 226, 236). The principal issue presented by the State in its appeal is…
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