Legal Opinion
Cook v. Morales
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 29, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Contrary to the contention of petitioner, Family Court did not abuse its discretion in denying his petition seeking visitation with his daughter. Petitioner was incarcerated in 1995 after his arrest for two murders. He was subsequently convicted of those crimes and sentenced to terms of incarceration aggregating 50 years to life, which he is serving at Attica Correctional Facility. At the time of his incarceration, his daughter was four years old. She had occasional contact with petitioner prior to his arrest, but at the time of the…
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