MATTER OF BECKFORD v. COUGHLIN


210 A.D.2d 775 (1994)

620 N.Y.S.2d 531

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

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

December 22, 1994


Yesawich Jr., J.

Petitioner was found guilty after a tier III disciplinary hearing of violating a number of prison disciplinary rules, for which he was penalized accordingly. The evidence of his guilt was overwhelming. His administrative appeal having been rejected, petitioner argues before this Court that his right to due process was violated because the Hearing Officer assertedly failed to make a "meaningful effort" to secure the testimony of several...

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