MATTER OF McDOWELL v. COUGHLIN


222 A.D.2d 915 (1995)

635 N.Y.S.2d 760

In the Matter of Emel McDowell, 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 21, 1995


As the result of the discovery of a razor blade in petitioner's cell, he was found guilty of violating a prison disciplinary rule prohibiting inmates from possessing a weapon. In support of his challenge to this determination, petitioner contends that the misbehavior report did not adequately apprise him of the charges against him and that he was improperly denied the right to be present during the search of his cell. Contrary...

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