Legal Opinion
Symmonds v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 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 Ulster County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rule which prohibits the use of controlled substances after his urine tested positive for the presence of cannabinoids. Petitioner contends that the determination of guilt is not supported by substantial evidence because there were gaps in the chain of custody of his urine samples. We do not agree.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nieves v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Berrios v. KuhlmannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Harris v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Roman v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Bonaguro v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Selby v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Holley v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Whitfield v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998