Legal Opinion

Steward v. Selsky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 4, 1999PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Peters, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was charged with possession of a weapon. The misbehavior report alleged that while petitioner was in the recreation area, correction officers went to his cell to pack his belongings for a move to another cell. One of the officers discovered a metal shank with a cloth handle inside a cereal box…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Foster v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. Lawrence v. HeadleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. Nicholas v. SchriverAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Joyce v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Nijman v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  2. Wells v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Davis v. SenkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  4. Antonucci v. DavidAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Collucci v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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