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MATTER OF SINKER (SWEENEY)

89 N.Y.2d 485 (1997)

678 N.E.2d 454

655 N.Y.S.2d 842

In the Matter of the Claim of Edward M. Sinker, Appellant. John E. Sweeney, as Commissioner of Labor, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 6, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Sinker, Utica, appellant pro se.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City (Daniel F. De Vita, Barbara G. Billet, Peter H. Schiff and M. Patricia Smith of counsel), for respondent.

Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur; Judges TITONE and WESLEY taking no part.

Chief Judge KAYE.

Central to this appeal is our interpretation of Labor Law § 593 (4), which disallows unemployment insurance benefits for a period of one year after a claimant loses his or her job as a result of an act constituting a felony "in connection with" that employment. Does the statute preclude benefits where the claimant is convicted of a felony committed...

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