Legal Opinion
Figueroa v. Lacy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 8, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Franklin County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule which prohibits inmates from possessing weapons. Petitioner challenges the determination contending that it is not based upon substantial evidence. We disagree. An X ray of petitioner’s rectal cavity revealed a metal object resembling a…
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