Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1985PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
While off duty on July 25, 1980, petitioner, a New York City Correction Officer, was approached by two men who allegedly pointed a sawed-off shotgun at him and his female companion. In response, he drew and fired his revolver, wounding Paul Kinard, one of the assailants. Petitioner subsequently arrested Kinard and charged him with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon. The jury acquitted Kinard of these charges and he then commenced a civil action in Federal District Court seeking recovery…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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