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Mertens v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 20, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (McCarthy, J.), entered April 24, 2009, which, among other things, granted defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim.

Claimant was sentenced in 1982 to 8Vs to 25 years in prison upon his plea of guilty of sodomy in the first degree for acts *1377perpetrated upon an 11-year-old victim. He was released twice to parole supervision, but had parole revoked both times for various violations. As relevant here, he was released a third time to parole in 1997. Conditions of his parole included staying away from his cousin’s home, where…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Arteaga v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Tarter v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Sassower v. FinnertyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Collins v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  5. Nelson v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Polanco v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  4. Moulton v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. POLANCO, ALBERTO v. STATE OF NEW YORKAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015

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