Court of Appeals of New York

In an action to determine whether claimant's Alford plea should be given preclusive effect in a subsequent workers' compensation proceeding, the decision of the Workers' Compensation Board appealed from and the order of the Appellate Division brought up for review are affirmed, because it cannot be said that the guilty plea necessarily resolved the issue raised in the workers' compensation proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2013
• Published 03/22/2013

Judges

• Pigott

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

Counsel