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Matter of McNair v. Goord

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 21, 1999
265 A.D.2d 716 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

October 21, 1999

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Clinton County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule.


Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of lewd exposure in violation of a prison disciplinary rule after a correction officer witnessed petitioner masturbating in his cell. Contrary to petitioner's assertion, the misbehavior report, together with the testimony of the correction officer who authored the misbehavior report after observing petitioner's conduct, provides substantial evidence of petitioner's guilt (see, Matter of Reynoso v. Goord, 257 A.D.2d 921, 684 N.Y.S.2d 672, lv denied 93 N.Y.2d 806). Petitioner's exculpatory explanation, that he was merely applying medicine due to a medical condition, presented a credibility issue for resolution by the Hearing Officer (see,Matter of Burgos v. Commissioner of N.Y. State Dept. of Correctional Servs., 252 A.D.2d 698). Furthermore, we reject petitioner's allegation of Hearing Officer bias, as the record fails to establish that the outcome of the hearing flowed from any bias.

MIKOLL, J.P., YESAWICH JR., PETERS, CARPINELLO and GRAFFEO, JJ., concur.

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


Summaries of

Matter of McNair v. Goord

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Oct 21, 1999
265 A.D.2d 716 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

Matter of McNair v. Goord

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of BILLY McNAIR, Petitioner, v. GLENN S. GOORD, as…

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

Date published: Oct 21, 1999

Citations

265 A.D.2d 716 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
697 N.Y.S.2d 183

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