Farrakhan v. Selsky
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*686Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule that prohibits lewd exposure. He challenges the determination of his guilt on the ground that, inter alia, it was not based upon substantial evidence. We disagree. We find that the detailed misbehavior report, as well as the testimony of two correction officers who were eyewitnesses to the conduct in question, constitute substantial evidence of petitioner’s guilt (see, Matter of Foster v Coughlin, 76 NY2d 964, 966; Matter of Aguilera v Stinson, 233 AD2d 628).
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Foster v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Reynoso v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Blackshear v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Aguilera v. StinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996