New York Court of Appeals March 31, 2011, Claim No. 114826 (Warney v. State)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ciparick, J.

Claimant Douglas Warney spent over nine years incarcerated for a murder he did not commit. The primary evidence against him was a confession that contained non-public details about the crime. Warney now seeks damages under Court of Claims Act § 8-b, the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act.