Legal Opinion

Kennedy v. Coombe

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

Decided February 20, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit possession of escape paraphernalia and unauthorized possession of tools. Petitioner challenges the determination of his guilt on the ground that it was not based upon substantial evidence. We disagree. Presented in evidence at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Torres v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Patterson v. SenkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  3. Price v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Fernandez v. StinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Morris v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Cabral v. Great Meadow Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Colon v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Matter of Spencer v. MartuscelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2025

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