Ebanks v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent, which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
*589Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits inmates from possessing weapons after a search of his cell uncovered a razor-type weapon with a taped handle in petitioner’s bed post. Although petitioner denied that the weapon was his, an inference of possession arises that the weapon was his inasmuch as it was found within a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Mitchell v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Marino v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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