New York Court of Appeals November 30, 2004, Claim 105774 (Lyles v. State of NY)

OPINION OF THE COURT

CIPARICK, J.

This claim against the State of New York to recover damages for alleged violations of state and federal constitutional rights arose out of an early morning State Police traffic stop on March 27, 1999. Claimant Artemus Lyles was driving home from Westchester County in a 1986 Cadillac that he had recently purchased at an auction.