Legal Opinion
Afrika v. Blackman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 20, 2017PublishedCited 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 Chemung County) to review a determination of the Superintendent of Elmira Correctional Facility finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
When petitioner returned to the gallery where his cell was located, he was observed carrying two televisions wrapped in towels in a net bag. The televisions had other inmates’ identification numbers on them, and petitioner did not have a permit to possess them. He was charged in a misbehavior report with unauthorized exchange…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Matter of Bailey v. PrackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- Harrison v. BertoneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Linares v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Laws v. New York State Department of Correctional Services & Community SupervisionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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