Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

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

Decided July 29, 2010PublishedCited 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 Sullivan County) to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Following a physical altercation with his cell mate, petitioner was served with two misbehavior reports charging him with, as relevant here, assaulting an inmate, fighting, possessing a weapon and refusing a direct order. A tier III disciplinary hearing was held, after which petitioner was found guilty of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Williams v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. McLean v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  3. Partee v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Pettus v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. West v. BezioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Morales v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. Taylor v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Lewis v. LapeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Brown v. VenettozziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  5. Ryan v. BellDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2025

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