Griffin v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner was found guilty following a Tier III hearing of violating various inmate rules. The determination is supported by substantial evidence (see, People ex rel. Vega v Smith, 66 NY2d 130, 139), and any discrepancy between the misbehavior report and the testimony of the correction officer who authored the misbehavior report raised a credibility issue for the Hearing Officer to resolve (see, e.g., Matter of Hooper v Goord, 248 AD2d 987). Petitioner further contends that the Hearing Officer did not act…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Nelson v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Hooper v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by2 opinions
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- White v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002