Martinez v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Determination unanimously annulled on the law without costs and petition granted. Memorandum: The determination that petitioner violated certain prison disciplinary rules was based upon information supplied by confidential informants who did not appear. at the disciplinary hearing and who were not interviewed by the Hearing Officer. The confidential testimony of the correction officer who spoke to the informants was not sufficiently specific and detailed to enable the Hearing Officer to conduct an independent assessment of the credibility of the informants (see, Matter of Abdur-Raheem v…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- MTR. OF ABDUR-RAHEEM v. MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Wynter v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Huggins v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by3 opinions
- Milland v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Agosto v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People ex rel. Santiago v. Warden, Rikers Island Correctional FacilityNew York Supreme Court · 2005