Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 7, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law, petition granted and matter remitted to respondent Superintendent for a new hearing. Memorandum: At petitioner’s Tier II hearing, the Hearing Officer precluded petitioner from offering documentary and testimonial evidence in support of his defense that the charges against him were the product of a pattern of harassment against him by correction officers. That was error. The evidence that petitioner sought to offer was relevant to his defense and to the question of the veracity of the charges against him. "[Ejvidence of mitigating circumstances is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Huggins v. CoughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- De Mauro v. LeFevreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Huggins v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Bole v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by8 opinions
- Farid v. GoordDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2002
- Adams v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Roach v. GoordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Zaro v. CoughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Bottom v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
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