Reed v. State of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kaye, J.

In this first appeal to reach us under Court of Claims Act § 8-b, the State seeks to set aside claimant’s damages award for her unjust conviction and imprisonment. Concluding that claimant has failed to satisfy the explicit statutory requirement of clear and convincing proof that she did not commit any of the acts with which she was charged, or that her acts were not crimes, we reverse the award and dismiss the claim.

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This case arises from a fatal shooting that occurred in a Mount Vernon bar almost 20 years ago. Claimant was convicted of first degree manslaughter…