Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Coughlin
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1991PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
At issue in these appeals by two petitioner-inmates is the sufficiency of written reports — offered as substantial evidence of petitioners’ violation of a disciplinary rule prohibiting participation in violent group conduct — charging that all inmates present in the mess hall at dinnertime actively participated in a riot. We conclude that, without some specificity as to the offensive conduct attributed to petitioners, these reports alone did not constitute substantial evidence of guilt, and the orders confirming the administrative determinations should therefore be…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People ex rel. Vega v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Garcia v. LeFevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Vogelsang v. CoombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Nelson v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Kalonji v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by92 opinions
- Frank Zavaro v. Thomas A. Coughlin, Iii, C.R. HomrighouseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Hillard v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Bullock v. State of New York Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Williams v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- The Matter of Anthony Bottom v. Anthony AnnucciNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
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