PEOPLE v. COLON


170 A.D.2d 896 (1991)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jose Colon, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 28, 1991


Defendant argues that he was subject to double jeopardy because the same incident gave rise to both a criminal indictment and a prison disciplinary proceeding. However, this court has specifically rejected the claim that institutional disciplinary proceedings preclude criminal charges on double jeopardy grounds (see, People v Frye, 144 A.D.2d 714, lv denied 73 N.Y.2d 891; People v Lane, 132 A...

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