Graffeo, J.
This case arises out of the alleged improper detention of claimant, an inmate, as a result of the State's negligence. In March 1988, while claimant was serving a sentence of imprisonment of 2½ to 5 years in connection with an attempted burglary conviction, the underlying indictment was dismissed as the result of a CPL article 440 motion. Claimant alleges that he was unaware of the dismissal and was not released from prison until June 1988, at which...
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