Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
New York Court of Claims
Decided June 5, 1957No. Claim No. 32949PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Heller, J.
This claim for $250,000 against the State of New York is to recover damages for the wrongful detention of the claimant beyond the maximum term of his sentence.
Claimant .pleaded guilty on April 18, 1947 to an indictment filed January 13, 1947 charging him with the felony crime of robbery, third degree, on or about December 14, 1946.
Upon his plea he was committed to the Reception Center at Elmira, New York, for classification and confinement pursuant to article 3-A of the Correction Law. He was received at the Reception Center on April 24, 1947, as is shown on the original papers, with a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. Johnson v. MartinNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- People ex rel. Johnson v. MartinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Troutman v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Waterman v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1955
- White v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1950
3Cited by3 opinions
- Emanuele v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1964
- Butters v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1961
- People v. DownsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958