Legal Opinion

Maisonave v. Coughlin

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

Decided November 1, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondents which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

The correction officer’s misbehavior report and his testi*579mony were based on his firsthand observations that petitioner refused a direct order and possessed a weapon and any questions of credibility were for the Hearing Officer to resolve (see, Matter of Hernandez v LeFevre, 150 AD2d 954, lv denied 74 NY2d 615). Under the circumstances, the determination…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Vogelsang v. CoombeNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Vogelsang v. CoombeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. Hernandez v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Valera v. SelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Burgos v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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