People v. Haskell

*1359By deed dated December 1, 2005, Dan Neilson conveyed to defendant a landlocked piece of property with a disputed right-of-way for $20,000. Defendant, who was both Town Supervisor for the Town of Thurman, Warren County and the owner of a logging company, then sought to acquire a right-of-way over adjacent Town property in order to obtain access to his property. To accomplish this, the People allege that defendant first improperly* procured the conveyance of a right-of-way to another citizen at the November 2005 Town Board meeting and then used that conveyance as a foundation to acquire his own…