Opinion
October 29, 1998
Petitioner was found guilty of disobeying a direct order in violation of a prison disciplinary rule. The misbehavior report establishes that petitioner confronted the correction officer who later authored the report regarding a warning slip that petitioner had received. After petitioner began yelling, the correction officer ordered petitioner to return to his cell three times before petitioner complied. Petitioner contends that the correction officer told him to "step off" and never issued a direct order. Given this evidence, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the determination of petitioner's guilt ( see, Matter of Foster v. Coughlin, 76 N.Y.2d 964, 966; Matter of Evans v. Rivera, 252 A.D.2d 706). Petitioner's explanation for failing to obey the correction officer — that he did not understand the slang used — presented a credibility issue for the Hearing Officer to resolve ( see. e.g., Matter of Plummer v. Barkley, 247 A.D.2d 714). Petitioner's remaining contentions are either unpreserved for our review or lacking in merit.
Cardona, P. J., Mercure, Crew III, Peters and Spain, JJ., concur.
Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.