Case Name: In the Matter of Ronald Fox, Respondent, v. John P. Finnerty, as Sheriff of Suffolk County, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-05-17
Citations: 62 N.Y.2d 796
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Ronald Fox, Respondent, v John P. Finnerty, as Sheriff of Suffolk County, Appellant.
Judges: Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and Kaye.
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 62
Pages: 796–798

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Ronald Fox, Respondent, v John P. Finnerty, as Sheriff of Suffolk County, Appellant.
Decided May 17, 1984
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Martin Bradley Ashare, County Attorney CMarion T. McNulty of counsel), for appellant.
Robert D. MacLachlan, Jr., for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), determination appealed from and order of the Appellate Division brought up for review reversed, with costs, and the original determination of appellant reinstated. The punishment was not so disproportionate to the offense, in light of all the circumstances, as to be shocking to one's sense of fairness (Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 NY2d 222, 237).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and Kaye.