Legal Opinion

Taliaferro v. Goord

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

Decided July 8, 1998Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: We reject the contention of petitioner that the Hearing Officer was not fair and impartial. Although several inmates testified on petitioner’s behalf, their credibility was a matter for the Hearing Officer to resolve (see, Matter of Acevedo v Coughlin, 186 AD2d 1033). The determination of the Hearing Officer is supported by substantial evidence (see, *989People ex rel. Vega v Smith, 66 NY2d 130, 139). (CPLR art 78 Proceeding Transferred by Order of Supreme Court, Wyoming County, Dadd, J.) Present — Pine, J. P.,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Acevedo v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

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