Legal Opinion

Amante v. Goord

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

Decided June 12, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme *838Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

After petitioner’s urine tested positive for cannabinoids, he was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule prohibiting the use of unauthorized controlled substances. Contrary to petitioner’s contention, the two-minute discrepancy between the testing times indicated on the misbehavior report and the urinalysis…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lahey v. KellyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Berrios v. KuhlmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. Satchell v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. Smith v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. Matter of Finnegan v. LamannaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  3. Moore v. BuzzettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Irby v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Indelicato v. MelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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