Legal Opinion

Foster v. Coughlin

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 1990PublishedCited by 480 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner, an inmate of Great Meadow Correctional Facility, was charged in a misbehavior report with assault and fighting in violation of prison disciplinary rules. The misbehavior report, dated the day after the incident, was prepared *966and signed by a correction officer who had not himself witnessed the events but, according to the petition, had obtained a statement from the victim. The report recited the full details of the incident, including time, place, circumstances, and the names of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Perez v. WilmotNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

3Cited by480 opinions

  1. Rubin Sira v. R. Morton, C. Artuz, D. Selsky, and G. GoordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  2. Alejandro Luna, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Jose Pico and Allen Cave, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  3. MTR. OF ABDUR-RAHEEM v. MannNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Hillard v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. De La Rosa v. PortuondoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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