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Matter of McClean v. Coombe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 18, 1997
242 A.D.2d 846 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

September 18, 1997

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Franklin County.


While an inmate at Franklin Correctional Facility in Franklin County, petitioner was served with a misbehavior report charging him with violating several prison disciplinary rules. Following a disciplinary hearing, he was found guilty of assaulting another inmate, fighting and possessing a weapon. Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging the determination.

Initially, petitioner contends that he was deprived of due process by the Hearing Officer's failure to provide him with a written summary of the testimony of the confidential informant who implicated him in the assault. Inasmuch as petitioner did not ask for such a summary at the hearing, this claim is not preserved for our review ( see, Matter of Melendez v. Coombe, 233 A.D.2d 630; Matter of Taylor v. Coombe, 228 A.D.2d 851).

Nor is there merit to petitioner's claim that the Hearing Officer was biased. The hearing was conducted in a fair and impartial manner; the Hearing Officer's remarks which petitioner finds objectionable are not, in our view, indicative of a prejudgment of guilt ( see, Matter of Odom v. Goord, 238 A.D.2d 816; Matter of Robles v. Coombe, 234 A.D.2d 847). Lastly, the misbehavior report, the testimony of the correction officer who prepared it and the victim, and the information provided by the confidential informant, taken together, provide substantial evidence supporting the administrative determination of guilt ( see, Matter of Rodriguez v. Coombe, 236 A.D.2d 899; Matter of Garrett v. Selsky, 228 A.D.2d 758, 759).

Mikoll, J.P., Crew III, White and Spain, JJ., concur. Adjudged that the determination is confirmed, without costs, and petition dismissed.


Summaries of

Matter of McClean v. Coombe

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Sep 18, 1997
242 A.D.2d 846 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Matter of McClean v. Coombe

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of LEROY McCLEAN, Petitioner, v. PHILIP COOMBE, as…

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

Date published: Sep 18, 1997

Citations

242 A.D.2d 846 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
664 N.Y.S.2d 273

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