Legal Opinion
Muhammad v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 4, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Chemung County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.
Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules which prohibit disobeying a direct order and harassment. The detailed misbehavior report, corroborated by testimony of various witnesses at the hearing, provides substantial evidence to support the determination of petitioner’s guilt (see, Matter of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gill v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Rizzuto v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Thornhill v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Flowers v. BarkleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Melette v. LacyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Duran v. SenkowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Backman v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Green v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998