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Matter of Adorno v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 1, 1995
216 A.D.2d 615 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

June 1, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Albany County.


Petitioner, a prison inmate, was found guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from using controlled substances. Upon review of the record, we find that the misbehavior report, positive drug test results and correction officers' testimony provide substantial evidence supporting respondent's determination. We further find that given the evidence establishing the chain of custody of petitioner's urine sample, petitioner was not prejudiced by the denial of his request to produce a copy of the refrigerator log book. Finally, we do not find that the Hearing Officer's conduct deprived petitioner of a fair and impartial hearing.

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


Summaries of

Matter of Adorno v. Coughlin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 1, 1995
216 A.D.2d 615 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Matter of Adorno v. Coughlin

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of GEORGE ADORNO, Petitioner, v. THOMAS A. COUGHLIN, III, as…

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

Date published: Jun 1, 1995

Citations

216 A.D.2d 615 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
627 N.Y.S.2d 487

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