COAKLEY v. STATE


225 A.D.2d 477 (1996)

640 N.Y.S.2d 500

Marion Coakley, Respondent-Appellant, v. State of New York, Appellant-Respondent. (Claim No. 77025.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 26, 1996


Claimant established entitlement to relief under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act of 1984 (Court of Claims Act § 8-b) by clear and convincing evidence, in particular, the post-conviction serological testing which confirmed that the semen found on the rape victim's underwear was not his.

The statute mandates that claimant's conviction be reversed or vacated on certain specified grounds, one of which is newly...

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