A man who went to law school after he was imprisoned for nearly six years on charges he had dealt prescription drugs and tried to kill his ex-girlfriend in the 1980s has been admitted to practice in New York state courts after being repeatedly rebuffed over the last 17 years.
Justice Peter Tom (See Profile) wrote in a 4-1 opinion for the Appellate Division, First Department on March 20 Justice Peter Tom wrote on March 20 in an 82-page 4-1 opinion that the crimes Neal E. Wiesner committed “in an earlier life” should no longer bar him from practicing in New York. Justices Angela M. Mazzarelli (See Profile), Sallie Manzanet-Daniels (See Profile) and Nelson S. Román (See Profile) joined the opinion.
