Victory v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weiss, J.
While outside Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County for dental treatment in 1978, petitioner Albert Victory, who was serving a 25-year to life sentence for the felony murder of a policeman, persuaded his guards to remove the shackles and permit him to enter a hotel room with his wife, petitioner Susan Black, for "some private time”. Victory and Black escaped and remained at large until he was apprehended in California in 1981. While they were fugitives, a child was born to them in 1980. Black surrendered in 1984, pleaded guilty to the charge of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Russo v. New York State Board of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Cooper v. MorinNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Doe v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Oakknoll v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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