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Giles v. Selsky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 18, 2001
287 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

October 18, 2001.

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

James Giles, Malone, petitioner pro se.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General (Laura Etlinger of counsel), Albany, for respondents.

Before: Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Spain, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ.


MEMORANDUM AND JUDGMENT

Petitioner was found guilty of violating the prison disciplinary rules that prohibit violent conduct, attempted assault on a staff member, interference with an employee and refusing to obey a direct order. The misbehavior report related that petitioner was being escorted to the shower room by two correction officers when he attempted to strike one of them with a bar of soap clutched in his fist. The two officers endeavored to restrain petitioner but he refused to stop struggling until he was manacled.

The misbehavior report and eyewitness testimony of both correction officers provided substantial evidence of guilt (see, Matter of Daum v. Goord, 274 A.D.2d 715, 716; Matter of Odom v. Goord, 271 A.D.2d 792). That petitioner's testimony related a contrary version of the events in question raised an issue of credibility that was appropriately resolved by the Hearing Officer (see, Matter of Garnette v. Goord, 270 A.D.2d 536). Petitioner's claims of Hearing Officer bias and the alleged violation of his right to call witnesses and present documentary evidence have been reviewed and found to be without merit (see, Matter of Shaird v. Selsky, 268 A.D.2d 721; Matter of Williams v. Coombe, 238 A.D.2d 809, lv denied 90 N.Y.2d 806).

Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Spain, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.

ADJUDGED that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.


Summaries of

Giles v. Selsky

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 18, 2001
287 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Giles v. Selsky

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JAMES GILES, Petitioner, v. DONALD SELSKY, as Director of…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Oct 18, 2001

Citations

287 A.D.2d 829 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
731 N.Y.S.2d 532

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