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Matter of Cotton v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1990
167 A.D.2d 584 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)

Opinion

November 1, 1990

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Washington County.


In each of these proceedings, petitioner, an inmate in the State prison system, objects to a separate and distinct determination which found him guilty of violating certain prison rules. The record establishes that petitioner refused to attend the administrative hearings on the disciplinary charges and, therefore, he waived any right to challenge the results of those proceedings because of alleged procedural irregularities (see, Matter of Morrison v. Coughlin, 101 A.D.2d 943, lv. denied 63 N.Y.2d 605). As to petitioner's challenge to the evidentiary support for the various findings, the misbehavior report in each case, authored by a person who witnessed the incident specifically described therein, is clearly relevant and probative and constitutes substantial evidence to support the determination (see, People ex rel. Vega v. Smith, 66 N.Y.2d 130, 140). We therefore find no merit in petitioner's arguments.

Determinations confirmed, and petitions dismissed, without costs. Mahoney, P.J., Casey, Weiss, Yesawich, Jr., and Mercure, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Cotton v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 1, 1990
167 A.D.2d 584 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
Case details for

Matter of Cotton v. Coughlin

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of MAURICE COTTON, II, Petitioner, v. THOMAS A. COUGHLIN…

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

Date published: Nov 1, 1990

Citations

167 A.D.2d 584 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990)
563 N.Y.S.2d 537

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