Legal Opinion
Gristwood v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 2014No. Claim No. 114040PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims (Nicholas V. Midey, Jr., J.), entered May 7, 2013. The judgment awarded *1415claimant money damages after a trial for unjust conviction and imprisonment.
It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: In this action for damages for wrongful conviction and imprisonment pursuant to Court of Claims Act § 8-b, defendant, State of New York (State), appeals from a judgment that, after a bifurcated trial, awarded claimant damages in the sum of $5,485,394. In 1996, claimant was convicted of attempted…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. LeonardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Baba-Ali v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 2012
- Warney v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Campbell v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1946
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