Legal Opinion
Covington v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Ulster County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
After a search of petitioner’s prison cell revealed several items for which he did not possess permits, he was served with a misbehavior report charging him with, as relevant here, possession of contraband. Following a tier II disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of that charge and his administrative appeal was denied. He then commenced this CPLR…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Silverstein v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Valerio v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Pettus v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Butler v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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- Garcia v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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