Case Name: Raul Morales, Appellant, v. State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-04-10
Citations: 282 A.D.2d 245
Docket Number: 
Parties: Raul Morales, Appellant, v State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 282
Pages: 245–245

Head Matter:
Raul Morales, Appellant, v State of New York, Respondent.
[722 NYS2d 860]

Opinion:
—Judgment, Court of Claims, New York County (Alan Marin, J.), entered on or about February 23, 2000, after trial, dismissing a claim under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act (Court of Claims Act § 8-b), unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A fair interpretation of the evidence supports the trial court's finding, largely one of credibility (see, Thoreson v Penthouse Intl., 80 NY2d 490, 495; Vinciguerra v State of New York, 262 AD2d 743, 744), that claimant failed to meet his "heavy burden of proving [his] innocence by clear and convincing proof' (Reed, v State of New York, 78 NY2d 1, 11; see, Taylor v State of New York, 266 AD2d 385, lv denied 94 NY2d 764). We have considered and rejected claimant's argument that the trial court erred in excluding certain out-of-court statements made by the complaining witness at claimant's criminal trial. Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Williams, Andrias, Rubin and Friedman, JJ.