Legal Opinion
Police Benevolent Ass'n of New York State Troopers, Inc. v. Division of New York State Police
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 2008PublishedCited by 8 opinions
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1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
This appeal by the Police Benevolent Association (PBA) and five state troopers seeks a judgment declaring that troopers have a right to counsel or union representation in “critical incident reviews.”
A “critical incident” is defined in the State Police Administrative Manual, in part, as action by a trooper that results in death or serious injury to the trooper or another person, or discharge of a firearm. After every critical incident, the Division of New York State Police conducts both a criminal and an administrative investigation to ascertain whether the…
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