Legal Opinion
Watson v. Fischer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 1, 2011PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*781Contrary to the petitioner’s contention, the misbehavior report and other documents presented at the hearing provided substantial evidence to support the hearing officer’s determination that he was guilty of two charges; violent conduct and fighting in violation of prison disciplinary rules (see 7 NYCRR 270.2 [B] [1] [iv]; [5] [ii]). That evidence also discredited his assertion that he acted in self-defense (see Matter of Perez v Wilmot, 67 NY2d 615, 616 [1986]; Matter of Singh v Coombe, 239 AD2d 721, 722 [1997]; Matter of Smith v Coombe, 234 AD2d 837, 838 [1996]; Matter of Washington v…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perez v. WilmotNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. PettyNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Abreu v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Singh v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Washington v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Applegate v. HeathAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011