Legal Opinion

Beckford v. Coughlin

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

Decided December 22, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Ulster 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 after a tier III disciplinary hearing of violating a number of prison disciplinary rules, for which he was penalized accordingly. The evidence of his guilt was overwhelming. His administrative appeal having been rejected, petitioner argues before this Court that his right to due process was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MATTER OF BARNES v. LeFevreNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Williams v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  3. Silva v. ScullyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Jamison v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  2. Dawes v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Matter of Peterson v. AnnucciAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Matter of Jackson v. PrackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. Paton v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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