Legal Opinion
Collins v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 11, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Franklin County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of possessing alcohol after a garbage bag containing several gallons of a liquid that smelled like alcohol was found on petitioner’s bed. The nature of alcoholic beverages is a matter of common knowledge and, therefore, scientific testing is not required (see, Matter of Sanchez…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Foster v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Couch v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Sanchez v. LeonardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Nelson v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Hernandez v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Ramos v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Sorrentino v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Pulecio v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
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