Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Leonardo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 11, 1997PublishedCited 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 Greene County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
After a search of his cell revealed a container of orange-colored liquid, petitioner was charged with, and ultimately found guilty of, violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from possessing alcoholic beverages. The nature of alcoholic beverages is a matter of common knowledge and, therefore, scientific testing is not required (see, Matter of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Jones v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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