Legal Opinion
Amato v. Ward
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 24, 1976PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, by an inmate of the Green Haven Correctional Facility, inter alia, to review respondents’ determination that petitioner lose six months of good behavior time, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated November 20, 1975, which dismissed the petition. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. The time allowance committee does not adjudicate specific disciplinary violations, nor does it exact punishment. Its function is to evaluate the entire disciplinary record of an inmate and to make a recommendation of the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People ex rel. Laurence v. New York State BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979