Legal Opinion

Martin v. Coughlin

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

Decided May 16, 1991PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

In this proceeding, petitioner challenges the determination finding him guilty of possessing and distributing drugs primarily on the ground that the Hearing Officer failed to make his own assessment of the confidential informants’ credibility. However, the Hearing Officer personally interviewed one of the informants and the record establishes that this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Vogelsang v. CoombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Vogelsang v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. McClean v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Harris v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  5. Bryant v. MannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Torres v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Carini v. MannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. McDuffy v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Campanale v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Fernandez v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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