Legal Opinion

Hop Wah v. Coughlin

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

Decided September 28, 1989PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered January 5, 1989 in Ulster County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent finding petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.

Correction officers at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Ulster County observed petitioner, an inmate, acting oddly, as if in a drug-intoxicated state. As a result of these observations, petitioner’s urine sample was obtained and tested and traces of cannabinoid, a controlled…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Law v. RacetteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. Tal v. ScullyNew York Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Sanchez v. HokeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Comfort v. IrvinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Borges v. McGinnisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Shakoor v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Oms v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. Smart v. FischerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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