Legal Opinion

Knight v. Selsky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided September 12, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplin*846ary rules prohibiting unauthorized exchange of property, possession of contraband and possession of narcotics. The reporting correction officer testified that he had observed an envelope attached to a dragline emanating from petitioner’s cell. Upon retrieving the envelope, he found that it contained a green, leafy substance which subsequent laboratory testing identified as marihuana.

Substantial evidence of petitioner’s guilt was presented in the form of the misbehavior report, the testimony of the reporting officer who observed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Foster v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. De Shawn Smart v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Cruz v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  4. Odom v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Colon v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Chaney v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  2. Claim of Grochulski v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Matter of Guzman v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Thomas v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Brown v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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