Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. Goord
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 22, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P. J.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Franklin County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.
After conducting a search of petitioner’s cell, correction officers found two weapons secreted in the baseboard behind the radiator. Following a tier III hearing, petitioner was found guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from possessing weapons. In our view, the detailed misbehavior report…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Foster v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Varela v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Fernandez v. StinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Jay v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Cabral v. Great Meadow Correctional FacilityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
3Cited by5 opinions
- Johnson v. RacetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Coleman v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Johnson v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Valdes v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Tominaro v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000