MATTER OF MEREDITH v. COUGHLIN


198 A.D.2d 572 (1993)

604 N.Y.S.2d 831

In the Matter of Charles Meredith, Petitioner, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of The State Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents

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

November 4, 1993


The Commissioner's determination that petitioner is guilty of assaulting another inmate is supported by substantial evidence and must be confirmed. Contrary to petitioner's arguments, whether the Hearing Officer independently assessed the credibility of the confidential informant in this case is irrelevant because the informant played no role in the matter other than to initiate an investigation that ultimately resulted in the production of separate evidence of petitioner...

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