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Horne v. Fischer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 19, 2009
60 A.D.3d 1233 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 505543.

March 19, 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 respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Before: Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Lahtinen, Malone Jr. and McCarthy, JJ.


Petitioner, a prison inmate, commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging a tier III disciplinary determination finding him guilty of drug use. We now confirm.

The determination of guilt is supported by substantial evidence including the misbehavior report and positive drug test results and related documentation ( see Matter of Castillo v Goord, 46 AD3d 1060, 1061). Although the misbehavior report erroneously indicated that petitioner tested positive for THC — instead of correctly referencing opiates — this inadvertent error was sufficiently explained by the reporting correction officer during his hearing testimony ( see Matter of Harrison v Fischer, 56 AD3d 917, 917). Petitioner's remaining contentions are unpreserved for our review.

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


Summaries of

Horne v. Fischer

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 19, 2009
60 A.D.3d 1233 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

Horne v. Fischer

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of REGINALD HORNE, Petitioner, v. BRIAN FISCHER, as…

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

Date published: Mar 19, 2009

Citations

60 A.D.3d 1233 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 1907
874 N.Y.S.2d 394

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