In February 1987, petitioner attempted to escape from police custody when he was being transported between the Onondaga County Public Safety Building and the Town of De Witt Justice Court. He grabbed the revolver of a Deputy Sheriff and fired several shots, killing one Deputy Sheriff and seriously wounding another. This incident led to his subsequent conviction of numerous crimes, including murder in the
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MATTER OF BLAKE v. MANN
145 A.D.2d 699 (1988)
In the Matter of William Blake, Petitioner, v. Louis Mann, as Warden of Shawangunk Correctional Facility, et al., Respondents
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December 1, 1988
December 1, 1988
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
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