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In re Stanley Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 12, 2009
67 A.D.3d 1147 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 506268.

November 12, 2009.

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.

Stanley Brown, Gowanda, petitioner pro se.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, Albany (Frank Brady of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Cardona, P.J., Rose, Lahtinen, Kavanagh and Stein, JJ., concur.


After being involved in a physical altercation with another inmate, petitioner was charged in a misbehavior report with fighting and engaging in violent conduct. He was found guilty of both charges following a tier III disciplinary hearing and the determination was affirmed on administrative appeal. Petitioner then commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the determination.

We confirm. The misbehavior report, together with the testimony of the correction officers familiar with the incident, provide substantial evidence supporting the determination of guilt ( see Matter of Villafane v Fischer, 63 AD3d 1403, 1404; Matter of Taveras v Fischer, 59 AD3d 827, 828, lv denied 13 NY3d 702). The contrary testimony of petitioner and his inmate witness presented a credibility issue for the Hearing Officer to resolve ( see Matter of Edwards v Venettozzi, 61 AD3d 1224, 1225). While petitioner also asserts that he was improperly denied the right to call certain witnesses at the hearing, the record discloses that petitioner specifically told the Hearing Officer at the conclusion of the hearing that he did not wish to call any further witnesses, thereby waiving this claim ( see Matter of Dixon v Brown, 62 AD3d 1223, 1224, lv denied 13 NY3d 704). Petitioner's remaining contentions have not been preserved for our review.

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


Summaries of

In re Stanley Brown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 12, 2009
67 A.D.3d 1147 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

In re Stanley Brown

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of STANLEY BROWN, Petitioner, v. WARREN BARKLEY, as…

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

Date published: Nov 12, 2009

Citations

67 A.D.3d 1147 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 8106
887 N.Y.S.2d 871

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