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Harrison v. Bertone

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Apr 17, 2008
50 A.D.3d 1352 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 503246.

April 17, 2008.

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 the Commissioner of Correctional Services which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Stoney Harrison, Wallkill, petitioner pro se.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Peters, J.P., Spain, Lahtinen, Kavanagh and Stein, JJ.


After another inmate was found to be in possession of audio cassettes that were intended for petitioner along with a letter directing petitioner on how to proceed with the sale of the cassettes, a search of petitioner's prison cell recovered numerous prohibited items, including audio cassettes and handwritten notes with information pertaining to the sale of cassettes. Following a tier III disciplinary hearing, petitioner was found guilty of solicitation and possession of contraband. That determination was administratively affirmed and this CPLR article 78 proceeding ensued.

Petitioner asserts that the portion of the determination which found him guilty of solicitation must be annulled. We disagree, noting that the misbehavior report, together with the hearing testimony from the authoring correction officer, provide substantial evidence to support the determination ( see Matter of McCloud v Selsky, 45 AD3d 1127, 1128; Matter of Chavis v Goord, 45 AD3d 1063, 1064). Petitioner's remaining contentions, including his claims that the hearing was untimely and the Hearing Officer acted unfairly, have been examined and found to be unpersuasive.

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


Summaries of

Harrison v. Bertone

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Apr 17, 2008
50 A.D.3d 1352 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

Harrison v. Bertone

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of STONEY HARRISON, Petitioner, v. M. BERTONE, as Correction…

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

Date published: Apr 17, 2008

Citations

50 A.D.3d 1352 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 3365
855 N.Y.S.2d 759

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