Legal Opinion

Ellison v. Goord

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

Decided July 20, 2000PublishedCited by 6 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 a prison disciplinary rule.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of using a controlled substance after a sample of his urine twice tested positive for the presence of cannabinoids. The misbehavior report and the testimony of the correction officer who authored the report provide substantial evidence of petitioner’s guilt (see, Matter of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. West v. CostelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Bonaguro v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Peterson v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Struble v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Matter of Lyons v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  2. James v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Moretti v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Tingue v. MccoyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Mingo v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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