People v. Green

OPINION OF THE COURT

Egan Jr., J.

On September 9, 2009, a correction officer at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, where defendant then was incarcerated, was making his daily rounds when he observed a green towel covering the window of defendant’s cell. As the correction officer paused to investigate, he overheard de*25fendant — the sole occupant of the cell — engaging in what he characterized as a one-sided, business-like conversation. After verifying that the surrounding cells were empty, the correction officer notified a sergeant who, in turn, ordered that defendant be removed…