Legal Opinion

Neri v. Coughlin

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

Decided May 5, 1988PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Harvey, J.

Petitioner, an inmate at Auburn Correctional Facility in Cayuga County, was served with a misbehavior report charging him with a violation of prison disciplinary rule 113.12 which prohibits possession of controlled substances. The report had been written by Correction Officer R. M. Davia and alleged that during a search of petitioner’s cell approximately seven grams of marihuana were found in three rubber balloons under petitioner’s mattress. At the ensuing hearing, petitioner testified that he believed Davia had filed a false misbehavior report in order to retaliate against…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Jones v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Berrios v. KuhlmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  2. Mallen v. Hearing OfficerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Matter of Collins v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  4. Johnson v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Calderon v. SenkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

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